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Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark

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is set in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II, where a West Jutland community is dominated by the Inner Mission. The protagonist - a rebellious young man - comes into head-on conflict with his father, a strict clergyman. Later in the book, this conflict is resolved when the protagonist gets
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The movement was influential in temperance work, various collective initiatives in rural communities, and other efforts to 'civilise' the people of the 19th century. Many poor people found in the movement a community where they could be on equal terms with more wealthy members of society, as it
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and some towns, have been influenced by the movement. It is now a minor influence in most parishes where it is represented. Once there were about 1,000 so-called mission houses around Denmark, of which about 400 remain in use. These were (and are) meeting houses for
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stressed Christian fellowship through a variety of group activities. As a movement within the National Church, the Inner Mission is believed to have halted the outflow of church members to charismatic
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implies a domestic mission targeted at those who are already Christians, as opposed to the many organisations dedicated to undertaking missions in foreign countries and among
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It is also referenced in Herrens Veje/Ride the Storm, a Danish TV show centered on a family of priests.
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This article is about the Danish religious movement. For the German movement, see
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were adherents of the Inner Mission movement. In 1952 the company produced a
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involved in the anti-Nazi resistance and is supported by his father.
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A substantial number of adherents, but not all, can be described as
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Traditionally, the Inner Mission's stronghold was rural western
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and many of its workers in the central Jutland village of
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The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark
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Lutheran denominations established in the 19th century
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Christian organisation in Denmark. It is the largest
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Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark
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Danish conservative Lutheran Christian organization
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The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark
Inner Mission

Danish
Lutheran
revival movement
Danish National Church
13 September 1861
Stenlille
Zealand
pietist
Lutheran
pagans
free churches
sects
Lego
company
Billund
glow-in-the-dark
Bible fundamentalists
Jutland
Haslev
Zealand
Sunday school
Fredericia
Ken Follett
Hornet Flight
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Ordet
Indre Mission (in English)

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