Disgraceful collusion. Heroic resistance. Suppression of faith. Perseverance of convictions. The story of Christianity in twentieth-century Eastern Europe is often told in stark scenes of tragedy and triumph. Overlooked in the retelling of these dramas is how the region's clergy and lay believe...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Berglund, Bruce R. (HerausgeberIn), Porter-Szűcs, Brian (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:	UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Schlagworte:	1900-1999 Church history > 20th century. Église > Histoire > 20e siècle. RELIGION > Christianity > History. Church history Christentum Europe, Eastern > Church history > 20th century. Europe de l'Est > Histoire religieuse > 20e siècle. Eastern Europe Osteuropa
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Zusammenfassung:	Disgraceful collusion. Heroic resistance. Suppression of faith. Perseverance of convictions. The story of Christianity in twentieth-century Eastern Europe is often told in stark scenes of tragedy and triumph. Overlooked in the retelling of these dramas is how the region's clergy and lay believers lived their faith, acted within religious and political institutions, and adapted their traditions--while struggling to make sense of a changing world. The contributors to this volume, coming from the U.S. and Western and Eastern Europe, look beyond the narratives of resistance and collaboration. They offer surprising new evidence from archives and oral history interviews, and they provide fresh interpretations of Christianity as it was lived and expressed in modern Europe: from religiosity in the industrial cities of the late nineteenth century to current debates over immigration and European identity; from theological debates in East Germany to folk healing in post-socialist. Bulgaria; and, counter-intuitively, from religious fervor among the Czechs to indifference among the Poles. Addressing Christianity in diverse forms--Orthodox, Protestant, Roman and Greek Catholic--as an integral part of the region's politics, society, and culture, this collection is a major addition to studies of both Eastern Europe and religion in the twentieth century. "A volume that specialists in the history of Christianity in other regions of the world will read with great interest, and a degree of envy. As an historian of religion in Western Europe, I can say that although there is a vast literature on the religious history of the nineteenth century and a growing literature on the twentieth century, there is nothing quite like this." From the Foreword by Hugh McLeod, author of The Religious Crisis of the 1960s. "This is a path-breaking book in two different ways. It contributes to the re-evaluation of the nature of modern European religion generally, and to the nature of religion in the modern world." Jeffrey Cox, University of Iowa, author of Imperial Fault Lines: Christianity and Colonial Power in India. --Book Jacket.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvi, 386 pages) : maps
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781441658159 1441658157 9786155211829 6155211825 9639776653 9789639776654 1283248360 9781283248365 9786613248367 6613248363