Scientific Atheism in East Germany (1963-1990) : How to Turn a Hare into a Lion / Eva Guigo-Patzelt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guigo-Patzelt, Eva, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in religion.

Routledge Studies in Religion Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atheism--Germany (East)--History--Sources.

Atheism.

Germany (East)--History--Sources.

Germany (East).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2025]

Summary:

This book offers an in-depth, archive-based analysis of 'scientific atheism', focused on the development of the field in the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Note on Sources and Spelling

Introduction

1 Atheism, Sciences and the Introduction of Scientific Atheism in Eastern Germany

2 East German Scientific Atheism Unveiling its Contents in the 1960s

3 Scientific Atheists as Actors of Atheisation in the 1960s

4 Recovery, Upswing and Upper Limit of Scientific Atheism in the 1970s and 1980s

5 Lectures on Scientific Atheism in the GDR Against Widespread Indifference

6 Scientific Atheism in the 1970s, Between Conflicts with Religion and Cooperation with Believers

7 Towards a Theoretical Renewal of Scientific Atheism and New Commitments in Society in the 1980s

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781003469322

1003469329

9781040264553

1040264557

OCLC:

1465002904