Traugott Jähnichen, Wolfgang Maaser

Geschichte der Diakonie

Konzeptionen – Diskurse – Praktiken in evangelischer Perspektive
[A History of Diaconia. Concepts - Discourses - Practices from a Protestant Perspective.]
2027. 650 pages.
forthcoming in November 2026
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  • sewn paper
  • forthcoming
  • 978-3-16-200623-3
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Summary
Traugott Jähnichen and Wolfgang Maaser provide a source-based overview of the 2,000-year history of the church's charitable work. Fundamental motifs, transformations, ruptures, and innovations reveal diakonia as an indispensable dimension of the churches with significant public relevance.