Word: christiane
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...imaginative advance in Eastern Europe. The 4,422,000 Germans who migrated from the eastern territories were once a combative, vengeful lump in West Germany; now they have been absorbed in the general prosperity and are no longer a hindrance to Germany's diplomatic maneuvering. High-placed German Christian Democrats, once the election is past, hope to take the diplomatic and economic offensive in Eastern Europe. Their best bet is to establish friendly ties with Poland, and their best means is to abandon some of the German claims to what is now Polish territory. Should this ever come...
...shows had never found cause to enter, Agronsky made a refreshing switch on the usual Dulles interview. (Sample questions: What does a man feel when he faces a decision that might mean the difference between peace and war? How do you reconcile the doctrine of massive retaliation with the Christian ethic?) Though NBC rudely cut the Bible-quoting Secretary off in the middle of an answer (to plug other NBC shows), the net result was good human drama, "After all," says Agronsky, "this is show business. The interviewer is part actor and must work in dramatic terms...
Special Conditions. The dilemma that must be resolved before any genuine progress towards Christian unity can occur was pinpointed best by Theologian Lewis Seymour Mudge, a Presbyterian, writing in the Christian Century: "Our problem no longer centers on the 'divinity of Christ' [but on] the humanity of Christ. Christ became man and died for all men. We know that this is so, but our theologies and our church structures make it appear that he died for only some men or for a curiously fragmented sort of man . . . We are able to say no more than that God became...
...keynote address, Protestant Episcopal Bishop Angus Dun of Washington, D.C. stated the theme of the conference: "The real question is not whether the long-divided Christian family should be reunited but the nature of the unity God wills...
...American families switch church affiliations just about as frequently as they move (20% per year), reported Rev. Roswell P. Barnes, associate general secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ. Concluded he: "This constant shifting around tends to de-emphasize denominational differences and smooth the path toward Christian unity...