The origins of Christian democracy : politics and confession in modern Germany / Maria D. Mitchell.

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

This book is a pioneering contribution to the history of the founding of the West German political system after the Second World War. The political cooperation between Catholics and Protestants that resulted in the formation of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in occupied and early West Germany...

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Main Author: Mitchell, Maria D., 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Christianity and politics > Germany > History.
Christian democracy > Germany > History.
Christian democratic parties > Germany > History.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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.

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