Publisher's Synopsis
Protestantism is one of the strong forces shaping culture in Germany. This new, engaging volume in the well-known series Christianity and Contemporary History presents selected personalities who have become known to a broad public because of their outstanding work in politics, society, economics, or in art and culture. What is not known to the same extent is that they had decidedly Protestant roots and deliberately developed their social activities under the sign of a Protestant identity. Taken together, the 27 personalities presented in this critical appraisal offer a fascinating glimpse into the diversity and conciseness of Protestant influence in German society between the end of the war and the recent past.
