The movement
As old as the Federal Republic of Germany- that's the German Protestant Kirchentag!
Founded in 1949 in Hanover by Reinold von Thadden-Trieglaff and friends, it was a movement of Protestant lay people who wanted to maintain their independence from the official church as well as a Christian faith combining both spirituality and responsibility for society and the world. This movement was rooted in pietism and also in the ecumenical movement. The life story of the charismatic founder reflected both these currents of Protestantism in unique fashion.
