Book Note: Vera K. Fast, ed., Companions of the Peace Diaries and Letters of Monica Storrs, 1931-1939
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 3 (September 2013) Book Note: Vera K. Fast, ed., Companions of the Peace Diaries and Letters of Monica Storrs, 1931-1939 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999), ISBN 0-8020-8254-8, 246 Pp. By John S….
Research Note: New Works on German Roman Catholicism Published within 2012-2013
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 3 (September 2013) Research Note: New Works on German Roman Catholicism Published within 2012-2013 By Kevin P. Spicer, C.S.C., Stonehill College Keeping up with the ever-expanding literature on recent German church history remains…
Review of Carsten Linden, Die Bedeutung des Beziehungsgeflechts der Osnabrücker ev.-luth. Pastoren für den Verlauf der Osnabrücker Kirchenpolitik 1907-1936
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 3 (September 2013) Review of Carsten Linden, Die Bedeutung des Beziehungsgeflechts der Osnabrücker ev.-luth. Pastoren für den Verlauf der Osnabrücker Kirchenpolitik 1907-1936 (Hamburg: Dr. Kovac Verlag, 2012), 2 Vol., 960 Pp. By Hansjörg Buss, Universität des…
Letter from the Editors: June 2013
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Letter from the Editors: June 2013 By Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University College Dear friends, Once again I am delighted to announce the new issue of Contemporary Church History Quarterly. This June…
Review of Hartmut Ludwig, An der Seite der Entrechteten und Schwachen: Zur Geschichte des “Büro Pfarrer Grüber” (1938 bis 1940) und der Ev. Hilfsstelle für ehemals Rasseverfolgte nach 1945
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Review of Hartmut Ludwig, An der Seite der Entrechteten und Schwachen: Zur Geschichte des “Büro Pfarrer Grüber” (1938 bis 1940) und der Ev. Hilfsstelle für ehemals Rasseverfolgte nach 1945 (Berlin:…
Review of Akten deutscher Bischöfe seit 1945, Kommission für Zeitgeschichte
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Review of Akten deutscher Bischöfe seit 1945, Kommission für Zeitgeschichte Ulrich Helbach (Bearbeitet), Akten deutscher Bischöfe seit 1945: Westliche Besatzungszonen, 1945 – 1947, I (Paderborn: Schöningh Verlag, 2012), 764 pp. Ulrich Helbach…
Review of Philip E. Muehlenbeck, ed., Religion and the Cold War: A Global Perspective
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Review of Philip E. Muehlenbeck, ed., Religion and the Cold War: A Global Perspective, (Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2012), xxii + 314 Pp., ISBN 978-0-8265-1853-8. By Matthew D. Hockenos,…
Review of Wilhelm Damberg, ed., Soziale Strukturen und Semantiken des Religiösen im Wandel
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Review of Wilhelm Damberg, ed., Soziale Strukturen und Semantiken des Religiösen im Wandel (Essen: Klartext, 2011), 224 Pp. Originally reviewed for H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online (H-German). By Lauren…
Book Note: Annemarie S. Kidder, ed., Ultimate Price. Testimonies of Christians Who Resisted the Third Reich
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Book Note: Annemarie S. Kidder, ed., Ultimate Price. Testimonies of Christians Who Resisted the Third Reich (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012), 177 Pp., ISBN 9781570759550. By John S. Conway, University…
Article Note: Benjamin Pearson, “The Pluralization of Protestant Politics: Public Responsibility, Rearmament, and Division at the 1950s Kirchentage”
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Article Note: Benjamin Pearson, “The Pluralization of Protestant Politics: Public Responsibility, Rearmament, and Division at the 1950s Kirchentage” Central European History 43 (2010), 270-300. By Matthew D. Hockenos, Skidmore College…
Conference Announcement: Reassessing Contemporary Church History
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 2 (June 2013) Conference Announcement: Reassessing Contemporary Church History, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July 25-27, 2013 By Steven Schroeder, University of the Fraser Valley Members of the editorial board of Contemporary Church…
Letter from the Editors: March 2013
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 1 (March 2013) Letter from the Editors: March 2013 Dear Friends, Once again we are delighted to be able to share with you our newest issue of Contemporary Church History Quarterly. Thank you for…
Review of Christopher J. Probst, Demonizing the Jews: Luther and the Protestant Church in Nazi Germany
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 1 (March 2013) Review of Christopher J. Probst, Demonizing the Jews: Luther and the Protestant Church in Nazi Germany (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2012), xiv + 251 Pp., ISBN 978-0-253-00098-9. By Kyle…
Review of the Internet website “Evangelischer Widerstand”
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 1 (March 2013) Review of the Internet website “Evangelischer Widerstand,” http://evangelischer-widerstand.de. By Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University College The interactive website “Evangelischer Widerstand” (www.evangelischer-widerstand.de) is a powerful presentation of the Protestant Christian resistance to…
Review of Sonya Grypma, China Interrupted. Japanese Internment and the Reshaping of a Canadian Missionary Community
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 1 (March 2013) Review of Sonya Grypma, China Interrupted. Japanese Internment and the Reshaping of a Canadian Missionary Community (Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2012), xvi + 305 Pp., ISBN 9781554586451. By…