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<p>The story “Ja nicht ja” was written specifically for the volume “Der siebenbürgische Voltaire. Walther Gottfried Seidner zum 80. Geburtstag” by the famous novelist Eginald Schlattner. It brings the communist regime and the Department of State Security into the focus of the reader. During a meeting in the early 1990s attended by evangelical Lutheran priests of Augustan Confession a young priest admitted that he was a collaborator of the State Security, and thus managed to take over the burden of being an informant on the shoulders of others. Father Walther Gottfried Seidner, who was also threatened, managed to avoid State Security at any price, and understanding the situation of the young priest takes his defense.</p>
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The story “Ja nicht ja” was written specifically for the volume “Der siebenbürgische Voltaire. Walther Gottfried Seidner zum 80. Geburtstag” by the famous novelist Eginald Schlattner. It brings the communist regime and the Department of State Security into the focus of the reader. During a meeting in the early 1990s attended by evangelical Lutheran priests of Augustan Confession a young priest admitted that he was a collaborator of the State Security, and thus managed to take over the burden of being an informant on the shoulders of others. Father Walther Gottfried Seidner, who was also threatened, managed to avoid State Security at any price, and understanding the situation of the young priest takes his defense.

… Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen … Gedanken zu Eginald Schlattners Text <italic>Ja nicht ja. Walther Gottfried Seidner zum 80</italic>.

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… Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen … Gedanken zu Eginald Schlattners Text .

The story “Ja nicht ja” was written specifically for the volume “Der siebenbürgische Voltaire. Walther Gottfried Seidner zum 80. Geburtstag” by the famous...

… Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen … Gedanken zu Eginald Schlattners Text Ja nicht ja. Walther Gottfried Seidner zum 80.

Published Online: Jul 18, 2019

Page range: 181 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2019-0011

Keywords
Walther Seidner, Eginald Schlattner, comunisms, State Security, priest

© 2019 Andreea Dumitru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

… Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen … Gedanken zu Eginald Schlattners Text Ja nicht ja. Walther Gottfried Seidner zum 80.

Published Online: Jul 18, 2019

Page range: 181 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2019-0011

KeywordsWalther Seidner, Eginald Schlattner, comunisms, State Security, priest

© 2019 Andreea Dumitru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Walther Seidner, Eginald Schlattner, comunisms, State Security, priest