Christianity and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Europe

by Gladys Ganiel

This collection explores how Christian individuals and institutions combined the topics of faith and national identity in twentieth-century Europe. ?National identity? is understood in a broad sense that includes discourses of citizenship, narratives of cultural or linguistic belonging, or ?national? characteristics. It considers various geographical contexts, and takes into account processes of cross-national exchange and transfer. It shows how national and denominational identities were often mutually constitutive, at times leading to a strongly exclusionary stance against ?other?...