Potraga za domovinom

Potraga za domovinom (In Search of a Homeland) explores the history of German Protestants in Croatia through the Reformation, migration and the formation of minority identity. Vatroslav Župančić traces their presence in Croatian lands and the circumstances in which they established congregations and sought a place in their new surroundings.

Settlement and church organisation unfold against a background of religious restrictions and the gradual expansion of freedoms. The book examines the development of Protestant communities, their relations with neighbours of other faiths and their efforts to preserve language, belief and belonging. Particular attention is given to Bishop Philipp Popp and the challenges facing Protestant leaders during the rise of National Socialism.

Connecting religious history with questions of nationality and political responsibility, the book considers how a migrant community became rooted in its adopted homeland. It offers readers interested in Croatian history, the German minority and Protestant heritage an introduction to a less familiar aspect of the region’s past, where faith and the search for a home are closely intertwined.