Why We're Still Atheists: Secularism in the Former East Germany 35 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Katja Hoyer & Plough magazine: Monday 18 November 2024, 5:15 pm, at Wycliffe Hall
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Join us to hear from from Katja Hoyer, a German historian and journalist, on her forthcoming article for Plough, 'Why We're Still Atheists.' Wycliffe Hall is delighted to host Katja and looks forward to welcoming the public to this free event. |
In this talk, Katja Hoyer will examine why the established church failed to revive after the fall of the Berlin Wall. She will consider the question: Is the experience of the church in East Germany being repeated in slow motion across the West today?
Her article for Plough is published in early November to coincide with the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Event details
Date: Monday 18 November 2024
Time: 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: Wycliffe Hall, 52-54 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PW
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Website: https://www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk/
The event includes:
- Welcome
- Talk by Katja Hoyer
- Audience Q&A
- Refreshments
- Copies of Plough magazine available for signing and sale
Getting here: Wycliffe Hall is on major bus routes. Limited parking may be available on site (please contact us by email if you have any special access requirements) and pay-and-display on-street parking is available close by in Norham Gardens.
All are welcome: the event is free to attend and booking is not required.
About Katja Hoyer
Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and journalist. She is a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Her debut book Blood and Iron was well received by academics and critics. Her latest book Beyond the Wall was a Sunday Times bestseller and long-listed for the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize.
Katja is currently a columnist for the Berliner Zeitung. She is a regular contributor to The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph and UnHerd and has also worked as a columnist for The Washington Post. She occasionally writes for a range of other newspapers such as The Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian and Die Welt on current political affairs in Germany and Europe as well as history and books.
Katja is an accomplished speaker and has contributed to TV productions for Sky History, ITV and German public broadcasters in on- and off-screen roles. She has advised public and private institutions on topical issues in Germany. Katja also co-hosts the podcast The New Germany for the Koerber-Stiftung.
She was born in Germany and now lives in the UK.
Text source: https://www.katjahoyer.online/
About Plough
Plough Quarterly is a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. Bold, hope-filled, and down-to-earth, it features thought-provoking articles, commentary, interviews, short fiction, book reviews, poetry and art.
Each issue brings together essential voices from many traditions to give you fresh insights on a core theme such as peacemaking, biblical justice, children and family, building community, man and woman, nature and the environment, nonviolence, or simple living.
Plough seeks to challenge your mind, raise your spirits and strengthen your faith.
Text source: Plough Magazine
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