Why did the Weimar Republic fail to elicit the loyalties of German church leaders and active parishioners? Focusing on the Evangelical Church of the Old-Prussian Union (with more than 18,700,000 members) during the years of 1917-1927, the book explains what role churchmen thought they should play in a conceptually ideal society and political system they perceived as hostile. The book analyzes these assumptions and perceptions against the Republic's treatment of churches and the political dynamics of the period. The author has researched both archival and published sources, to try to bring a new light on the Republic's failure and the gradual shift to the Right that occurred during the 1920s.
