Church, Sect, and Government Control, a History of Seventh-Day Adventists in Austria, 1890-1975

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by  Daniel Heinz

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Church, sect, and government control: A history of Seventh-Day
Adventists in Austria, 1890—1975
Heinz, Daniel, Ph.D.
Andrews University, 1991
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Andrews University
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
CHURCH, SECT, AND GOVERNMENT CONTROL
A HISTORY OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
IN AUSTRIA, 1890-1975
A Dissertation
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
by
Daniel Heinz
March 1991
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ABSTRACT
CHURCH, SECT, AND GOVERNMENT CONTROL
A HISTORY OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
IN AUSTRIA, 1890-1975
by
Daniel Heinz
Faculty Adviser: D. A. Augsburger
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ABSTRACT
Andrews University
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Title: CHURCH, SECT, AND GOVERNMENT CONTROL: A HISTORY OF
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS IN AUSTRIA, 1890-1975
Name of researcher: Daniel Heinz
Name and degree of faculty adviser: Daniel A. Augsburger,
Ph.D., Dr. es Sc.Rel.
Date completed: March 1991
Seventh-day Adventism, a young American-based
denomination, encountered strenuous opposition when it
first reached Europe in the second half of the nineteenth
century. This was especially true in Austria, where
traditional allegiance to Roman Catholicism, linked with a
strong emphasis on cultural continuity, constituted the
tenor of social life.
Although the Adventist church has been present in
Austria for almost a hundred years, its influence and size
have remained insignificant. Baptists and Methodists have
had the same disappointing experience. Austria is
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certainly one of the most difficult countries for
evangelical mission outreach in Europe.
This dissertation not only describes the history of
Seventh-day Adventism in Austria but also examines the
relationship of the denomination to its political and
religious milieu. How did the Austrian Adventists conduct
themselves under the shadow of the predominant Catholic
Church? How did they relate to the different forms of
government such as monarchy, fascism, and National
Socialism? Which missionary methods were employed to
counteract the influence of a largely hostile church and
state and to adapt to the environment? These and related
questions are explored with the anticipation that this
study may furnish valuable insights to stimulate further
discussion of church-state relationships and to provide a
basis for continuing investigation of the dynamics
involved in encounters of minority religions with hostile
socio-cultural settings.
Chapter I sketches the origin and progress of the
Adventist mission in Central Europe, dealing with the
contributions of missionaries such as M. B. Czechowski,
J. N. Andrews, and L. R. Conradi.
Chapter IX treats the difficult beginnings of
Adventist mission work in Austria-Hungary.
Chapter III describes Adventism during the inter­
war period.
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