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The Rebirth of Revelation: German Theology in an Age of Reason and History, 1750–1850 9781487543099
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THE REBIRTH OF REVELATION
GERMAN AND EUROPEAN STUDIES General Editor: Jennifer L. Jenkins
The Rebirth of Revelation German Theology in an Age of Reason and History, 1750–1850
TUSKA BENES
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS Toronto Buffalo London
© University of Toronto Press 2022 Toronto Buffalo London utorontopress.com Printed in the U.S.A. ISBN 978-1-4875-4307-5 (cloth) ISBN 978-1-4875-4308-2 (EPUB) ISBN 978-1-4875-4309-9 (PDF) German and European Studies ______________________________________________________________________________________ Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: The rebirth of revelation : German theology in an age of reason and history, 1750–1850 / Tuska Benes. Names: Benes, Tuska, 1971– author. Series: German and European studies ; 45. Description: Series statement: German and European studies ; 45 | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20210242299 | Canadiana (ebook) 20210
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Alliance calls for demonstrationProtest action against right-wing fraternity in Bonn
Bonn · Left-wing groups are planning a rally at the Raczeks’ house in the Südstadt district on Friday. The fraternity has had a reputation for years for being far to the right of society. There are apparently contacts with the extreme "Revolte Rheinland".
The Bonn Alliance against the Right is calling for a demonstration against the Raczeks fraternity in Südstadt on Friday at 6 pm. The occasion is a reading by right-wing lawyer Björn Clemens in the fraternity's clubhouse on Johannes-Henry-Straße. The lawyer, former federal vice-chairman of the "Die Republikaner" party, announced the event via social media.
Alliance accuses Raczek of being close to right-wing extremists
"We do not want to leave it uncommented when right-wing extremists want to organize readings in Bonn," writes the alliance, an association of left-wing groups, in a press release. "We are therefore calling on all Bonn residents to take to the streets with us against the Raczeks." The fraternity has been "a haven
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Tainted image
The German fraternities have made it quite clear: in a press statement at the weekend, the Association of German Fraternities ("Dachverband der Deutschen Burschenschaften" - DB) said membership of a fraternity "is incompatible with membership in any other organization that advocates National Socialistic ideology."
The statement was an attempt to combat repeated reports linking the fraternities with the far right. The reports are damaging to its image, said the DB.
"But the damage has already been done," Michael Schmidt of the liberal fraternity group IBZ told Deutsche Welle. "A connection has been implied that is unacceptable to most of us. There is little that can be done about it now."
A community of shared values: 'Honor, liberty, fatherland'
German student societies were originally established in the 19th century as groups critical of state authority, based on the principle of "honor, liberty, fatherland." Like those behind the French Revolution, the Germans too stressed their loyalty to the fatherland and military values.
The movement was co
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