Christianity and Resistance in the 20th Century
From Kaj Munk and Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Desmond Tutu
Biographical note
Søren Dosenrode graduated from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Zürich, Switzerland in 1992. He is Jean Monnet Professor at the Department of History, International and Social Studies at Aalborg University as well as the founder and director of research at the Kaj Munk Research Centre at Aalborg University. He has published widely, mostly within the field of European studies.
Readership
All those interested in Christianity and Resistance, prominent Christians of the 20th Century, and the relation between the Church and totalitarian regimes.The book is a must for libraries, students of theology, history and social sciences.
Reviews
"The essays are well researched. [...] [T]he book is a fascinating and profoundly moving resource that certainly
deserves wide use."
Douglas S Bax, Cape Town, South Africa, retired Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa. International Journal for Religious Freedom, 4:1 (2011).
deserves wide use."
Douglas S Bax, Cape Town, South Africa, retired Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa. International Journal for Religious Freedom, 4:1 (2011).
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