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oapen-20.500.12657-297052023-07-19T07:19:04Z Christianity and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Europe Wood, John Carter History Christianity history of religion nationalism 20th-century Europe Catholic Church Martin Niemöller Protestantism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history This collection explores how Christian individuals and institutions combined the topics of faith and national identity in twentieth-century Europe. “National identity” is understood in a broad sense that includes discourses of citizenship, narratives of cultural or linguistic belonging, or “national” characteristics. It considers various geographical contexts, and takes into account processes of cross-national exchange and transfer. It shows how national and denominational identities were often mutually constitutive, at times leading to a strongly exclusionary stance against “other” national or religious groups. In different circumstances, religiously minded thinkers critiqued nationalism, emphasising the universalist strains of their faith, with varying degrees of success. Throughout the century church officials and lay Christians have had to come to terms with the relationship between their national and “European” identities within the processes of Europeanisation. 2018-07-10 23:55 2020-03-03 03:00:34 2020-04-01T12:36:17Z 2020-04-01T12:36:17Z 2016 book 1000240 OCN: 1076722514 9783666101496 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29705 eng Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz application/pdf n/a 1000240.pdf Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 10.13109/9783666101496 100916 10.13109/9783666101496 Brill b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783666101496 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 100916 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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This collection explores how Christian individuals and institutions combined the topics of faith and national identity in twentieth-century Europe. “National identity” is understood in a broad sense that includes discourses of citizenship, narratives of cultural or linguistic belonging, or “national” characteristics. It considers various geographical contexts, and takes into account processes of cross-national exchange and transfer. It shows how national and denominational identities were often mutually constitutive, at times leading to a strongly exclusionary stance against “other” national or religious groups. In different circumstances, religiously minded thinkers critiqued nationalism, emphasising the universalist strains of their faith, with varying degrees of success. Throughout the century church officials and lay Christians have had to come to terms with the relationship between their national and “European” identities within the processes of Europeanisation.
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