Sean Brennan is assistant professor of history at the University of Scranton.

• 1 Preface2 Abbreviations3 Introduction4 1. The Brown Dictatorship before the Red: The German Churches under National Socialism5 2. The Question of the CDU and the Churches during the period of the "Antifascist Transformation"1945-19476 3. The Volkscongress Movement and the end of the CDU's political independence, December 1946 -October19497 4. 'Unity Schools are Secular Schools': The Struggle over religious education in the secondary schools of Berlin Brandenburg8 5. The Competition between socialist and religious youth and women's organizations in Berlin-Brandenburg9 6. The Conflict over charitable activity by the Evangelical and Catholic Churches in Berlin-Brandenburg10 7. 'Christianity and Marxism are not in Opposition': The Propaganda Offensive in East Germany concerning "Religious Freedom" under Communism11 8. The Allied Religious Affairs Committee and the impossibility of a united religious policy for Germany12 Conclusion13 Bibliography

This book, based on extensive archival research in Germany and the Russian Federation, is a solid contribution to the growing historiography on the Soviet occupation period in postwar eastern Germany.

Sean Brennan is assistant professor of history at the University of Scranton.

• 1 Preface2 Abbreviations3 Introduction4 1. The Brown Dictatorship before the Red: The German Churches under National Socialism5 2. The Question of the CDU and the Churches during the period of the "Antifascist Transformation"1945-19476 3. The Volkscongress Movement and the end of the CDU's political independence, December 1946 -October19497 4. 'Unity Schools are Secular Schools': The Struggle over religious education in the secondary schools of Berlin Brandenburg8 5. The Competition between socialist and religious youth and women's organizations in Berlin-Brandenburg9 6. The Conflict over charitable activity by the Evangelical and Catholic Churches in Berlin-Brandenburg10 7. 'Christianity and Marxism are not in Opposition': The Propaganda Offensive in East Germany concerning "Religious Freedom" under Communism11 8. The Allied Religious Affairs Committee and the impossibility of a united religious policy for Germany12 Conclusion13 Bibliography

This book, based on extensive archival research in Germany and the Russian Federation, is a solid contribution to the growing historiography on the Soviet occupation period in postwar eastern Germany.

Sean Brennan is assistant professor of history at the University of Scranton.

• 1 Preface2 Abbreviations3 Introduction4 1. The Brown Dictatorship before the Red: The German Churches under National Socialism5 2. The Question of the CDU and the Churches during the period of the "Antifascist Transformation"1945-19476 3. The Volkscongress Movement and the end of the CDU's political independence, December 1946 -October19497 4. 'Unity Schools are Secular Schools': The Struggle over religious education in the secondary schools of Berlin Brandenburg8 5. The Competition between socialist and religious youth and women's organizations in Berlin-Brandenburg9 6. The Conflict over charitable activity by the Evangelical and Catholic Churches in Berlin-Brandenburg10 7. 'Christianity and Marxism are not in Opposition': The Propaganda Offensive in East Germany concerning "Religious Freedom" under Communism11 8. The Allied Religious Affairs Committee and the impossibility of a united religious policy for Germany12 Conclusion13 Bibliography

This book, based on extensive archival research in Germany and the Russian Federation, is a solid contribution to the growing historiography on the Soviet occupation period in postwar eastern Germany.