International studies, Vol. X No. 2, 2010.
Original scientific paper
Historical Development and some of the Key Characteristic of Relations between the Church and State in Germany
Hrvoje Špehar
; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The article aims to illustrate several basic turnovers in relations between the church and state in Germany during the 19th and 20th century. Using the scientific method of historical institutionalism, the author focuses on indentifying the key historical moments which contributed to development of German model of cooperation between the church and state. Perceiving the model as an ideal-type example for the majority of EU member states, the research of relations between the church and state in Germany is necessary related to the processes of creation of the common European model which is named as euro laicism by some of authors. Creation of the European model demands following three ideal type models of relations between the church and state in Europe: the model of "state" church (Great Britain), model of laic republic (France) as well as the different models of cooperation between the church and state, - cooperation models (Germany, Austria, Croatia)
Keywords
Germany; model of cooperation between the church and state; laicisation; laicism
Hrčak ID:
291288
URI
Publication date:
30.11.2010.
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