First Things RSS Feed - Uzve Siemon-Netto https://www.firstthings.com/author/uzve-siemon-netto en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:53:40 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/uzve-siemon-netto 60 East Germany: Luther vs. Lenin https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/06/east-germany-luther-vs-lenin https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/06/east-germany-luther-vs-lenin Fri, 01 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0400 It is hard to disagree with the Reverend Johannes Richter of Leipzig’s Thomaskirche when he says that this has been the East German church’s moment of kairos . Consider: pastors are serving as government ministers in what used to be a Communist country. Pastors—of varied political persuasions—have founded the democratic parties that have totally changed East Germany. Pastors chaired the “Round Tables” that guided the transition from Communism to democracy, and they temporarily ruled cities whose mayors and councilmen had resigned. Finally, having protected Christians and others from political persecution by the Communists, pastors are now shielding these Communists from the people’s wrath.

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