In search of the system of the state-church relation in the German Constitution-the academic discussion about state church law in the period of Weimar Auf der Suche nach dem kirchenpolitischen System der Reichsverfassung Die Wissenschaft vom Staatskirchenrecht der Weimarer Zeit

Wall H (2020)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Book Volume: 106

Pages Range: 50-69

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1515/zrgk-2020-0004

Abstract

The academic discussion during the period of Weimar about the state-church relation as it was adjusted by the German Constitution lasted only thirteen years. Among many other themes it focussed on the right of self-determination of religious communities and its limits, on the churches' status as public corporations, and on the extent of state supervision over the churches. Summarizing these topics, the question how the "system of church politics of the constitution"could be defined was widely discussed. As the state-church regulation was the result of a compromise between fundamentally opposing positions, it was hardly possible to find a summarizing term for this concept. The formulations which were proposed clearly reflect this difficulty. Irrespective of this, the Weimar discussion developed principles of the state church law which are still valid.

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APA:

Wall, H. (2020). In search of the system of the state-church relation in the German Constitution-the academic discussion about state church law in the period of Weimar Auf der Suche nach dem kirchenpolitischen System der Reichsverfassung Die Wissenschaft vom Staatskirchenrecht der Weimarer Zeit. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte. Kanonistische Abteilung, 106(1), 50-69. https://doi.org/10.1515/zrgk-2020-0004

MLA:

Wall, Heinrich. "In search of the system of the state-church relation in the German Constitution-the academic discussion about state church law in the period of Weimar Auf der Suche nach dem kirchenpolitischen System der Reichsverfassung Die Wissenschaft vom Staatskirchenrecht der Weimarer Zeit." Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte. Kanonistische Abteilung 106.1 (2020): 50-69.

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