The Christian Travelers Guide to Germany

by Irving Hexham, General Editor; wirtten by Irving Hexham and Lothar Henry Kope

• ISBN13: 9780310225393
• ISBN10: 0310225396
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

The Christian Travelers Guides deal directly with what even the best general travel guides only touch on: Christianity’s enormous influence on Europe—and, through its history and culture, Europe’s influence on Christianity.This unique series guides you on a pilgrimage to the heart of our Christian heritage. Saints and secularists, martyrs and kings, castles and cathedrals, public squares and rolling hillsides, great works of art, literature, and architecture: The legacy of the Christian faith takes on immediacy and impact as you see firsthand the places where believers through the centuries lived and died, shaping our world with their faith.In rich detail and depth, The Christian Travelers Guide to Germany describes the history, literature, music, art, and architecture of Germany.Over 60 Christian Heritage Sites, with fascinating information on different places to visit List of 'Top 10 Christian Sites in Germany' Insights for enjoying your visits to German churches and cathedrals Sites from the life of Martin Luther Sidebars featuring mini-biographies of key historical figures Glossary of art and architecture terms Glossary of religious termsAccess The Christian Travelers Guides Website at

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(4)
Part 1: German History
An Overview of German History	11	(4)
Christianity in Germany	15	(7)
Part 2: German Literature, Music, Art, and Architecture
German Literature	22	(8)
German Music	30	(2)
German Art	32	(3)
Architecture Styles	35	(9)
How to Enjoy Your Visit to a German Church	44	(5)
Part 3: Christian Heritage Sites in Germany
Top 10 Christian Sites in Germany	49	(1)
Sites from the Life of Martin Luther	50	(1)
Key to the Texts	51	(1)
Map of Christian Heritage Sites in Germany	52	(1)
Aachen	53	(3)
Altotting	56	(3)
Augsburg	59	(3)
Bamberg	62	(4)
Bautzen	66	(1)
Berchtesgaden	67	(2)
Berlin	69	(17)
Bingen	86	(2)
Bonn	88	(1)
Coburg	89	(1)
Cologne---see Koln	90	(1)
Dresden	91	(4)
Eichstatt	95	(2)
Eisenach	97	(2)
Eisleben (Lutherstadt-Eisleben)	99	(2)
Erfurt	101	(2)
Erlangen	103	(3)
Essen	106	(1)
Externsteine	107	(1)
Frankfurt am Main	108	(3)
Frankfurt an der Oder	111	(2)
Freiburg im Breisgau	113	(2)
Fulda	115	(3)
Halle	118	(4)
Hamburg	122	(3)
Heidelberg	125	(2)
Herrnhut	127	(1)
Ingolstadt	128	(2)
Jena	130	(3)
Jerichow	133	(1)
Koln (Cologne)	133	(8)
Leipzig	141	(6)
Lichtenfels	147	(2)
Magdeburg	149	(2)
Mainz	151	(1)
Marbach am Neckar	152	(1)
Marburg an der Lahn	153	(4)
Maria-Laach	157	(1)
Maulbronn	157	(2)
Meißen (Meissen)	159	(2)
Munchen (Munich)	161	(7)
Munster	168	(2)
Naumburg	170	(2)
Nurnberg (Nuremberg)	172	(3)
Oberammergau	175	(1)
Osnabruck	176	(1)
Paderborn	177	(3)
Potsdam	180	(3)
Quedlinburg	183	(2)
Regensburg	185	(5)
Rostock	190	(2)
Rothenburg ob der Tauber	192	(1)
Speyer	193	(3)
Stendal	196	(1)
Tangermunde	197	(1)
Trier	198	(4)
Tubingen	202	(3)
Ulm	205	(2)
Weimar	207	(5)
Wittenberg	212	(9)
Wolfenbuttel	221	(1)
Worms	222	(4)
Wurzburg	226	(3)
Xanten	229	(1)
Zittau	230	(3)
Glossary of Art and Architecture Terms	233	(2)
Glossary of Religious Terms	235