The end of the schism : Catholics, Protestants, and the remaking of Christian life in Europe, 1880s-1970s /
As recently as the early twentieth century, conflict between Catholics and Protestants was a defining feature of politics and culture in Europe. By mid-century, however, European Christians had developed a strong ecumenical culture, with a new emphasis on shared moral values and some explicitly inte...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | As recently as the early twentieth century, conflict between Catholics and Protestants was a defining feature of politics and culture in Europe. By mid-century, however, European Christians had developed a strong ecumenical culture, with a new emphasis on shared moral values and some explicitly interconfessional "Christian Democratic" political parties. The End of the Schism explains this remarkable transformation. Rather than a kind of pluralistic tolerance fostered by the shared experience of suffering in World War II, Greenberg argues that the ecumenical shift is better understood as an attempt to preserve social hierarchies and an alliance against mutual enemies and egalitarian ideologies. |
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| Physical Description: | 353 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674248762 0674248767 |