The origins of Christian democracy politics and confession in modern Germany - Mitchell, Maria D., 1965-; ebrary, Inc. (Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012)
Introduction -- Confessional conflict in German history -- Politics in defeat: the organizational beginnings of Christian democracy -- Christian democratic organization beyond the British zone: priests, Protestants, patriarchy -- Secularism, materialism, and rechristianization: the construction of a Christian democratic ideology -- Antimaterialism applied: ideological positions in the early CDU -- Christian democracy in practice: economic discourse and policy -- The CDU in council: forging economic and cultural policy -- Christian democracy and confessional culture in the Federal Republic -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Christian democratic parties -- Germany -- History; Christian democracy -- Germany -- History; Christianity and politics -- Germany -- History; Electronic books