Wood, John Carter <br/><br/>
Christianity and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Europe : Conflict, Community, and the Social Order 

 -  Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht  20160912 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783666101496 9783666101496 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.13109/9783666101496  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>European history
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>History Christianity history of religion nationalism 20th-century Europe Catholic Church Martin Niemöller Protestantism