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Christianity and its Enemies: Protestantism and Secularism in Germany, 1880-1945

When:Tu 09-04-2024 15:00 - 17:30
Where:The Courtroom, Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society (Oude Boteringestraat 38, Groningen)

Join us for an afternoon seminar to discuss how struggles between Protestants and secularists contributed to the political crisis of interwar Germany. Our guest is Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, a prominent historian of twentieth century Germany, who works in Sheffield and has just published a new book on the Confessing Church pastor Martin Niemoeller, titled: Hitler's Personal Prisoner. The Life of Martin Niemöller (2024).

Prof. Todd Weir will give a summary of his new book on socialist religious politics: Red Secularism: Socialism and Secularist Culture in Germany 1890-1933 (2023).  We will have commentary from two Groningen historians, Prof. Arie Molendijk and Maurice Backschat. 

More information: Center for Religion and Heritage: crh rug.nl