This is a translation (from the German) of a study of the reactions of Austrian religious leaders to the outbreak of the First World War. Similar responses could be found in the comments, sermons and pronouncements of religious leaders in all the belligerent nations of 1914-18.
Author: The Meeting Place
July 2014 First Thursday
Drug Companies and health; Asylum-seekers in the media
World War One Centenary
On Saturday June 28th, the Centenary of the assassination in Sarajevo that led directly to the outbreak of World War One, we held a conference, led by Revd Ken Walker of Kingston-upon-Thames. These are the notes of that conference, plus some other relevant resources:
Let the Bible Speak for Itself
On Saturday March 8th, Ray Vincent led a debate about the Bible. These are his notes.
German Christians who supported Hitler
An account of two Lutheran pastors in villages of Thuringia. In 1927 a young Lutheran minister, Friedrich Leffler, became the pastor of a group of villages around Niederwiera in Thuringia, Central Germany. A year later he was joined at nearby Flemmingen by his close friend and brother-in-law Julius Leutheuser (their wives were sisters). Between them…
When Neighbours become Enemies
Notes from the Debate on the twentieth anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide, Sunday April 6th 2014
May 2014 First Thursday
Are Britain’s laws “Christian”?
March 2014 First Thursday
Can we trust supermarkets for our food?
February 2014 First Thursday
Was World War One necessary?
January 2014 First Thursday summary
What’s the difference between a “theologian” and a “pastor”?