The role of the Protestant Church in German unification. (history of church's political influence in the former East Germany) (Germany in Transition) From: Daedalus | Date: January 1, 1994| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1994 American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

In the years since 1989, the Protestant Church in East Germany has undergone - one might say suffered - a peculiar transformation in the eyes of the public. Celebrated at first as "the mother of the Revolution," it is now accused of having been a "pillar of the system." Those in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) who actively professed the Protestant faith find the situation absurd: During the GDR era, Protestants were suspected of collaborating with the "class enemy"; today they are suspected of having collaborated with the communists. How could this have come about?

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