“The church does not emigrate”. The bishop Albert Klein and the emigration of evangelical Lutheran priests from Romania (1969–1989)
“The church does not emigrate”. The bishop Albert Klein and the emigration of evangelical Lutheran priests from Romania (1969–1989)
Author(s): Cosmin BudeancăSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Migration Studies
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: Romania; communism; emigration; Transylvanian Saxons; Evangelical Lutheran Church;
Summary/Abstract: My study focuses on some aspects of the role played by the Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Albert Klein in the emigration of ethnic Germans (Saxons) of Transylvania, Romania, between 1969–1989, especially in the prevention of the emigration of the Evangelical Lutheran priests. This paper is based on general studies on the history of Germans in Romania during communism, on documents of the archives of the former Romanian political police (Securitatea) and on seven oral history interviews conducted with people who knew Bishop Albert Klein personally.
Journal: Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość.
- Issue Year: 30/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 376-397
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English