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German Evangelical Church
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[German Version]

(Deutsche Evangelische Kirche, DEK). In the history of the attempts to replace or modify the structure of German Protestantism determined by regional churches, the time after 1933 offered a paradigm of fundamental significance. The idea, propagated to a degree from the 19th century onward, of a national church acquired new relevance following the National Socialist overthrow of the state (National Socialism), above all through corresponding demands of the Deutsche Christen in view of the forced conformity of all institutions and associations. On Ap…

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Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter, “German Evangelical Church”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_07877>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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