TY - BOOK AU - Mitchell,Maria TI - The Origins of Christian Democracy: Politics and Confession in Modern Germany T2 - Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series SN - 9780472028542 AV - JN3971 U1 - 324.243/04 PY - 2012/// CY - Ann Arbor PB - University of Michigan Press KW - Christian democratic parties--Germany--History KW - Christian democracy--Germany--History KW - Christianity and politics--Germany--History KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Confessional Conflict in German History -- 2. Politics in Defeat: The Organizational Beginnings of Christian Democracy -- 3. Christian Democratic Organization beyond the British Zone: Priests, Protestants, Patriarchy -- 4. Secularism, Materialism, and Rechristianization: The Construction of a Christian Democratic Ideology -- 5. Antimaterialism Applied: Ideological Positions in the Early CDU -- 6. Christian Democracy in Practice: Economic Discourse and Policy -- 7. The CDU in Council: Forging Economic and Cultural Policy -- 8. Christian Democracy and Confessional Culture in the Federal Republic -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index N2 - A pioneering exploration of the origins of German Christian Democracy in the context of 19th- and 20th-century politics and religion UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3415095 ER -