Description: Originally presented as the author's Promotionsschrift--Universiteat Weurzburg, 1981.
Review Quotes: «Niederschlag has made a distinctive contribution in several respects...He...provides much information on German involvment in Life and Work and German perspectives on ecumenical developments, including the German church struggle in the Hitler era and its impact on the Life and Work movements. He also points out a number of nontheological factors that had a bearing on the conflicts that emerged among Christian leaders from various nations. Among these were the rise of the Hitler state, international economic depression, post-war national political 9nterests...and the war-guilt issue.» (Paul Bock, Doane College, Crete, NB)