Mitchell, Maria D., 1965-

The origins of Christian democracy politics and confession in modern Germany / [electronic resource] : Maria D. Mitchell. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012. - xv, 343 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Christian democratic parties--History.--Germany
Christian democracy--History.--Germany
Christianity and politics--History.--Germany


Electronic books.

JN3971.A979 / M56 2012

324.243/04