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19. The Historical Turn: World War I
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In: Volume 1 Dawn of Ecumenism | Part II. Prehistory: The Challenges of Modernity

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1 Introduction

When war broke out, the editor of the Protestant journal Christianisme au XXe siècle, Paul Doumergue, wrote in sorrow: “For twenty centuries now, in our so-called Christian civilization, the church has preached: love one ano…

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Gugelot, Frédéric, “19. The Historical Turn: World War I”, in: A History of the Desire for Christian Unity Online, Alberto Melloni, Luca Ferracci. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2665-9018_HDCO_COM_01019>
First published online: 2022



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