Gerhard Besier

‘Intimately Associated for Many Years’

George K. A. Bell's and Willem A. Visser 't Hooft's Common Life-Work in the Service of the Church Universal – Mirrored in their Correspondence (Part Two 1950-1958)

By: Gerhard Besier

£73.99

The letters of Bishop George Bell and Willem Visser’t Hooft mirror efforts by the World Council of Churches to unite Christianity and confront an age of crisis. To mitigate political tensions, they raised their voices to presidents and prime ministers.

‘Intimately Associated for Many Years’

George K. A. Bell's and Willem A. Visser't Hooft's common life-work in the service of the Church Universal – mirrored in their Correspondence (Parts One and Two)

By: Gerhard Besier, Katarzyna Stokłosa

£99.99

This volume contains the correspondence of Anglican Bishop George Bell and the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Willem Visser’t Hooft, and reflects efforts made across the ecumenical movement to unite the Christian churches in an age of international crisis.

‘Intimately Associated for Many Years’

George K. A. Bell’s and Willem A. Visser 't Hooft's Common Life-Work in the Service of the Church Universal – Mirrored in their Correspondence (Part One 1938-1949)

By: Gerhard Besier

£62.99

Between 1938 and 1958, Bishop George Bell and Willem Visser’t Hooft exchanged hundreds of letters. Their correspondence mirrors the ecumenical effort to unite Christian churches and navigate an age of international crisis and conflict.

European Dictatorships

A Comparative History of the Twentieth Century

By: Gerhard Besier, Katarzyna Stokłosa

£69.99

How did Europe become a “Europe of the Dictatorships“? To understand this process, one must look at the transitions. This book traces Europe’s history from WWI, through the shift from fascist to communist states, to the history of the Eastern Bloc.

Neither Good Nor Bad

Why Human Beings Behave How They Do

By: Gerhard Besier, Katarzyna Stokłosa

£49.99

Why do individuals and even entire nations commit violent acts, convinced they are fighting for a just cause? This study explores the motivations for human behavior, revealing the extent to which we live in socially-constructed realities that can fall apart in a crisis.

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