'The chapel truck is coming to your village!': Oostpriesterhulp, Catholic relief and the German refugee problem after World War II
In the aftermath of World War II, between 12 and 14 million Germans residing in Central Europe were expelled from their homes. This involuntary exodus changed not only the demographic composition of post-war Germany but also significantly altered its religious landscape, as several million Catholics...
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
[2017]
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Trajecta
Year: 2017, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-86 |
| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBB German language area KBD Benelux countries KDB Roman Catholic Church RG Pastoral care RK Charity work |
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Politics and Christianity
Catholic Church
B Anticommunism B Missions Theory B Church and social problems Catholic Church B Refugees, German B Reconstruction (1939-1951) B Catholic Church Missions B Pastoral Theology Catholic Church B Straaten, Werenfried van, 1913-2003 B Church work with refugees B Oostpriesterhulp |