German politician describes moral rearmament movement uniting diverse political groups across postwar Europe
This compelling testament documents a transformative journey of reconciliation and moral renewal in post-World War II Europe. A former Communist Party official describes his awakening to absolute moral principles and his subsequent expulsion from the party, along with twenty other prominent leaders from the Ruhr region. Rather than creating division, this shared experience became the foundation for an unprecedented alliance that transcended political boundaries. The author recounts a remarkable 1950 delegation to Scandinavia that brought together a Christian Democratic parliamentarian, a mining executive from Germany's largest coal company, a socialist leader, and himself—unlikely allies united by a common ideology of moral transformation. Through meetings with Nordic monarchs and prime ministers, many of whom were encountering Germans for the first time since the Nazi occupation, the author discovered that European unity could only be built on the foundation of moral and spiritual renewal. This narrative argues that only through such transformation can post-war Europe overcome suspicion and apathy, offering a vision of moral reconstruction powerful enough to unite nations and transcend the divisions of the past.
Language
Norwegian Bokmål
Publication
1952
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