Saving Germany : North American Protestants and Christian mission to West Germany, 1945 1974 /

"This book explores the efforts of North American Protestant missionaries to rebuild and evangelize postwar Germany. The combination of Germany's failed experiment with National Socialism, its devastation from Allied bombs, and its early postwar reception of displaced people and refugees f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Enns, James C., 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. 77.
Temas:
1900-1999
Protestant churches > Missions > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
Protestants > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
Evangelicalism > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
Missions, Canadian > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
Missions, American > Germany (West) > History > 20th century.
Églises protestantes > Missions > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Protestants > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Évangélisme > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Missions canadiennes > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Missions américaines > Allemagne (Ouest) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Evangelicalism
Missions, American
Missions, Canadian
Protestant churches > Missions
Protestants
Protestant
Mission
Evangelische Kirche
Germany (West)
Electronic books.
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Saving Germany : not your typical mission field
  • 1. Ecumenical Protestants and the reconstruction of Germanay 1945-1974 : mainline Protestants offer relief and rehabilitation
  • 2. Denominational Protestantant missions to Germany, 1945-1974 : Mennonites and Baptists reusucitate and rehabilitate the Freikirchen
  • 3. Conservative evangelical mission to Germany, 1945-1974 : two case studies
  • 4. Billy Graham's mission to Germany, 1945-1974 : from Cold War crusader to good Samaritan
  • 5. Mission to Germany after 1974 : responding to post-Christendom secularism
  • Conclusion : saving Germany : the significance of the mission.

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