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The origins of Christian democracy : politics and confession in modern Germany /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Maria D., 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2012.
Subjects:
Christian democratic parties > Germany > History.
Christian democracy > Germany > History.
Christianity and politics > Germany > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Confessional conflict in German history
  • Politics in defeat: the organizational beginnings of Christian democracy
  • Christian democratic organization beyond the British zone: priests, Protestants, patriarchy
  • Secularism, materialism, and rechristianization: the construction of a Christian democratic ideology
  • Antimaterialism applied: ideological positions in the early CDU
  • Christian democracy in practice: economic discourse and policy
  • The CDU in council: forging economic and cultural policy
  • Christian democracy and confessional culture in the Federal Republic
  • Conclusion.