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The End of the Schism: Catholics, Protestants, and the Remaking of Christian Life in Europe, 1880s to the 1970s
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Udi Greenberg's "The End of the Schism" explores the complex relationship between Catholics and Protestants in Europe from the 1880s to the 1970s.
The book challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that ecumenism arose not from growing tolerance, but from a shared desire to combat perceived threats like socialism, feminism, and liberation movements.
Greenberg meticulously details how this unlikely alliance shaped European economic policies, sexual practices, and post-war relations with the Global South.
The narrative reveals the surprising ways in which these groups, despite their differences, found common ground in maintaining social hierarchies.
Ultimately, the book offers a nuanced understanding of the shifting dynamics of religious and political power in 20th-century Europe.
The book challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that ecumenism arose not from growing tolerance, but from a shared desire to combat perceived threats like socialism, feminism, and liberation movements.
Greenberg meticulously details how this unlikely alliance shaped European economic policies, sexual practices, and post-war relations with the Global South.
The narrative reveals the surprising ways in which these groups, despite their differences, found common ground in maintaining social hierarchies.
Ultimately, the book offers a nuanced understanding of the shifting dynamics of religious and political power in 20th-century Europe.
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Udi Greenberg, "The End of the Schism: Catholics, Protestants, and the Remaking of Christian Life in Europe, 1880s-1970s" (Harvard UP, 2025)
