Raymond Kuehne studied as a Fulbright Fellow at Marburg University in Germany and as a National Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Mormons as Citizens of a Communist State (University of Utah Press, 2010), winner of the 2010 Mormon History Association International Book Award.
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Introduction Chronological History 1. Childhood and Youth in Chemnitz 2. The Young Missionary in East Germany 3. New Challenges as a Mission Counselor 4. Marriage and Finances without Employment 5. The Church behind the Berlin Wall 6. President of the Dresden Mission 7. The Evolving Church-State Relationship 8. A Temple in East Germany 9. The Monson-Honecker Summit Meeting 10. The Fall of the Communist Government 11. Continued Service after Communism 12. His Leadership Style and Character 13. Surveillance by the Secret Police 14. Whether to Escape or Remain in East Germany 15. Assistance to Czechoslovakia and Poland Notes Sources Index
"Burkhardt is the central figure and the key to understanding this most remarkable period in history. This book has sweeping implications for questions of U.S. international diplomacy, as well as for the future of the LDS Church's interactions with diverse nations and ideologies across the globe."-Alan Keele, Brigham Young University "A significant, scholarly achievement. Valuable to LDS Church historians and a general LDS readership as well as to political historians of the GDR and the Cold War. Kuehne's research gives us tantalizing insights into the dialogue between the LDS Church and state officials that ultimately resulted in a form of mutual accommodation." -Larry Ping, Southern Utah University "The story of a man of ingenuity, courage, and diplomacy, who wielded political acuity without compromising his integrity." -The Journal of Mormon History