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The contribution investigates the factors that influence the development of church & religion in Central & Eastern Europe, &, more specifically, the factors that have an impact on the social relevance of church & religion. Whereas classical approaches in the sociology of religion assume a close correlation between religious changes & processes of modernization, today's models in the sociology of religion point out the relevance of the relationship between state & church or, more generally, of politics & religion for the social attractiveness of churches & religious communities. The relationship between state & church in Central & Eastern Europe were often subject to fluctuation. Therefore, the article first analyzes the change of the political status of churches & religious communities in these countries since the revolutionary upheavals of 1989/90. Secondly, it investigates the effects of different church/state relationships on the vitality of religion & church by taking into account other factors such as modernization, religious upbringing, religious pluralization, & confessional homogeneity. The analysis comes to the conclusion that the more religious communities are associated with the state, the more they suffer from losses of social legitimacy. 8 Tables, 3 Illustrations, 45 References. Adapted from the source document.

"Während hinsichtlich der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland in den letzten zehn Jahren eine überwiegend negative Bilanz zu ziehen ist, haben sich die individuellen materiellen Lebensbedingungen der Ostdeutschen deutlich zum Positiven entwickelt. Die Verbesserung der individuellen Lebenslage ist folglich nicht das Ergebnis eines wirtschaftlichen Aufschwungs im Osten Deutschlands, sondern der materiellen Unterstützung durch den Westen Deutschlands. Das ist ein wichtiger Grund, warum viele Ostdeutschen nach wie vor ein ambivalentes Verhältnis zum westdeutschen Institutionensystem haben." (Autorenreferat)