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Soviet Lutheranism after the second world war
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Duin, Edgar C. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Abstract | Lutheranism in the Soviet Union was in a state of chaos at the end of the Second World War. Following a 22-year hiatus of independence the Baltic nations were reincorporated into the USSR. During the War many Lutherans, including the remaining German element, had fled to the West; others disappeared in Stalin's labour camps. The Lutherans in the Soviet Union outside the Baltic region (mainly the German population in South Russia, the Ukraine, and the Volga Republic but also including Finns and Swedes) were forcibly transported eastward during the War and disappeared from world view. The religious life of these two centres was reduced to a primitive level, and organized church life was severely curtailed. Because of divergent national interests the Lutherans in the Soviet Union have never constituted a homogeneous religious body. For this reason the account which follows traces the development of the two centres individually. ' |
| Starting Page | 113 |
| Ending Page | 118 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/09637498008430943 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/rcl/08-2_113.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09637498008430943 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
