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1. Background Many attempts have been made since the Enlightenment to differentiate essential Christianity from (1) the church and from (2) religion. Regarding the former, R. Rothe in 1862 raised the question whether, if Christ were again to come among us incognito, many of those who cannot accept the church’s confession would not feel attracted to him and be unwilling to forsake him, whereas many of those in the church would pass him by without recognizing him (E. Klinger, 165). If Christianity a…

[German Version] 1. Klaus (Jan 5, 1901, Breslau – Apr 23, 1945, Berlin). The elder brother of Dietrich (2.) and a jurist (Dr. jur. Heidelberg 1925). He studied international law (Geneva Amsterdam, England), he was the chief general counsel of Lufthansa-AG in Berlin. He collaborated with Wilhelm Leuschner and Julius Leber to form a “united front” of all military…