Inner Mission (Germany)

Inner Mission (Germany)

The Inner Mission ( _de. Innere Mission) was a movement of German evangelists, set up by Johann Hinrich Wichern in Wittenberg in 1848.

Like other missions, the Inner Mission sought a "rebirth" of Christianity, by means of the doctrine of "brotherly love" and a social programme of charity (social service) and Christian education.


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