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A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past
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A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past Hardcover - 2004

by Matthew D. Hockenos


From the publisher

This book closely examines the turmoil in the German Protestant churches in the immediate postwar years as they attempted to come to terms with the recent past. Reeling from the impact of war, the churches addressed the consequences of cooperation with the regime and the treatment of Jews. In Germany, the Protestant Church consisted of 28 autonomous regional churches. During the Nazi years, these churches formed into various alliances. One group, the German Christian Church, openly aligned itself with the Nazis. The rest were cautiously opposed to the regime or tried to remain noncommittal. The internal debates, however, involved every group and centered on issues of belief that were important to all. Important theologians such as Karl Barth were instrumental in pressing these issues forward. While not an exhaustive study of Protestantism during the Nazi years, A Church Divided breaks new ground in the discussion of responsibility, guilt, and the Nazi past.

First line

In the period 1933-45 Protestant responses to National Socialism in Germany ranged from enthusiastic endorsement to active opposition.

Details

  • Title A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past
  • Author Matthew D. Hockenos
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 269
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press
  • Date September 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780253344489 / 0253344484
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.42 x 6.48 x 1.02 in (23.93 x 16.46 x 2.59 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Germany - Church history - 1933-1945, Church and state - Germany - History -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004003740
  • Dewey Decimal Code 280.409

About the author

Matthew D. Hockenos is Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Skidmore College.