„Was wir von dem Siege erhoffen“. Eine Stellungnahme Hermann Gunkels zur Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs
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Kurtz, Paul Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0900-1654
Abstract
In an opinion piece penned at the Great War’s onset yet apparently unpublished until now, the historian of religion Hermann Gunkel outlined the opportunities he saw for the German people in anticipation of their triumph. He believed this war could consummate what the Napoleonic Wars and the Unification of Germany had not. Gunkel hoped for true German unity, more liberal domestic politics, and spiritual restoration. Further still, he referred to a resurgence of piety on account of the conflict. On the Great War’s centenary, this documentation speaks to the mobilizing, nationalist activities of Gunkel in particular and of academicians and theologians more generally.
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5005 Theology, 4303 Historical Studies, 50 Philosophy and Religious Studies, 43 History, Heritage and Archaeology, 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Journal Title
Journal for the History of Modern Theology / Zeitschrift für Neuere Theologiegeschichte
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0943-7592
1612-9776
1612-9776
Volume Title
24
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH