Ecumenism, Memory, and German Nationalism, 1817-1917
Author | : Stan M. Landry |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2014-02-11 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780815652502 |
ISBN-10 | : 081565250X |
Rating | : 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Download or read book Ecumenism, Memory, and German Nationalism, 1817-1917 written by Stan M. Landry and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the relationship among the German confessional divide, collective memories of religion, and the construction of German national identity and difference. It argues that nineteenth-century proponents of church unity used and abused memories of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation to espouse German religious unity, which would then serve as a catalyst for German national unification.