First Confessing Synod of the German Evangelical Church

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The First Confessing Synod of the German Evangelical Church was a 1934 gathering of Protestant church leaders in Barmen that launched the Confessing Church movement in opposition to Nazi influence over German Protestantism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant ecclesiastical assembly
church synod
historical religious event
aim defend the theological independence of the church from the Nazi state
reject the nazification of Protestant doctrine and structures
chronologicalOrder first national synod of the Confessing Church NERFINISHED
city Barmen NERFINISHED
confessionAdopted Barmen Declaration NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
denominationFamily German Evangelical Church NERFINISHED
hasEffect formation of an organized Protestant opposition to Nazi church policy
launch of the Confessing Church movement
historicalPeriod interwar period
language German
legacy inspiration for later Christian resistance movements
model for confessional statements against state interference in the church
location Barmen NERFINISHED
mainOrgan Confessing Church NERFINISHED
movementLaunched Confessing Church movement NERFINISHED
name First Confessing Synod of the German Evangelical Church NERFINISHED
opposed German Christians movement NERFINISHED
Nazi influence over German Protestantism
opposedIdeology National Socialism NERFINISHED
opposedPolicy racial ideology in church membership and ministry
state control of church governance
organizedBy opponents of Nazi influence in the German Evangelical Church
participants Protestant church leaders
representatives of German regional churches
politicalContext National Socialist rule in Germany
presentDayCity Wuppertal NERFINISHED
producedDocument Barmen Declaration NERFINISHED
religiousContext German Protestant church struggle (Kirchenkampf)
religiousSphere German Protestant churches
religiousTradition Protestantism
shortName First Confessing Synod NERFINISHED
significance key founding event of the Confessing Church
symbol of Protestant resistance to Nazi control of the churches
startTime 1934
subjectOf studies of church resistance in Nazi Germany
temporalContext Nazi era in Germany NERFINISHED
theologicalOrientation Reformed and Lutheran opposition to state control of the church

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Barmen Declaration adoptedAt First Confessing Synod of the German Evangelical Church