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The battle for the Catholic past in Germany, 1945-1980
- Title
- The battle for the Catholic past in Germany, 1945-1980 / Mark Edward Ruff (Saint Louis University, Missouri).
- Author
- Ruff, Mark Edward
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- ©2017
- Supplementary Content
- Freely available online bibliography (click on "Resources" tab)
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 394 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Were Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church in Germany unduly singled out after 1945 for their conduct during the National Socialist era? Mark Edward Ruff explores the bitter controversies that broke out in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1945 to 1980 over the Catholic Church's relationship to the Nazis. He explores why these cultural wars consumed such energy, dominated headlines, triggered lawsuits and required the intervention of foreign ministries. He argues that the controversies over the church's relationship to National Socialism were frequently surrogates for conflicts over how the church was to position itself in modern society--in politics, international relations and the media. More often than not, these exchanges centered on problems perceived as arising from the postwar political ascendancy of Roman Catholics and the integration of Catholic citizens into the societal mainstream"--
- Subjects
- Hochhuth, Rolf > Stellvertreter
- Catholic Church Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Historiography
- Catholic Church Foreign relations > Germany > Historiography
- World War, 1939-1945 > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > Historiography
- Germany > Foreign relations > Catholic Church > Historiography
- Christianity and politics > Germany (West) > History
- Böckenförde, Ernst-Wolfgang > Deutsche Katholizismus im Jahre 1933
- Pius > XII, > Pope, > 1876-1958 > Public opinion
- HISTORY > Europe > General
- Germany (West) > Politics and government > 1945-1990
- National socialism and religion > Germany > Historiography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The first postwar anthologies, 1945-1949 -- The battles over the Reichskonkordat, 1945-1957 -- Generation gaps and the Böckenförde controversy -- Gordon Zahn versus the German hierarchy -- The storm over The deputy -- Guenter Lewy and the battle for sources -- The Repgen-Scholder controversy -- Conclusions -- Glossary of names.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-8373
- ISBN
- 9781107190665
- 1107190665
- LCCN
- 2017012155
- 40027354666
- OCLC
- 983872967
- Author
- Ruff, Mark Edward, author.
- Title
- The battle for the Catholic past in Germany, 1945-1980 / Mark Edward Ruff (Saint Louis University, Missouri).
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40027354666
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-8373