Michael Klein examines the relationship between Protestantism and the political parties in West Germany from the immediate post-war period to up to the end of Konrad Adenauer's chancellorship. In doing so, he also takes a look at the previous history, starting in the middle of the 19th century, and draws a critical profile of the way Protestantism came to terms with the parliamentary democracy after 1945.

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Geboren 1964; Studium der Ev. Theologie, Geschichte und Diakoniewissenschaft; 1994 Promotion im Fach Theologie; 1996 Diplom-Diakoniewissenschaftler; 2003 Habilitation (Kirchengeschichte); 2004 Promotion im Fach Geschichte; Privatdozent für Kirchengeschichte an der Kirchlichen Hochschule Wuppertal.