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1 online resource |
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Protestantism in Nazi Germany -- "Luther and the Jews" -- Confessing church and German Christian academic theologians -- Confessing church pastors -- German Christian pastors and bishops -- Pastors and theologians from the unaffiliated Protestant "middle." |
| Summary |
The acquiescence of the German Protestant churches in Nazi oppression and murder of Jews is well documented. In this book, Christopher J. Probst demonstrates that a significant number of German theologians and clergy made use of the 16th-century writings by Martin Luther on Jews and Judaism to reinforce the racial antisemitism and religious anti-Judaism already present among Protestants. Focusing on key figures, Probst's study makes clear that a significant number of pastors, bishops, and theologians of varying theological and political persuasions employed Luther's texts with considerable effectiveness in campaigning for the creation of a "de-Judaized" form of Christianity. Probst shows that even the church most critical of Luther's anti-Jewish writings reaffirmed the antisemitic stereotyping that helped justify early Nazi measures against the Jews |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
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| SUBJECT |
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 fast (OCoLC)fst00040681 |
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Luther, Martin 1483-1546 gnd |
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Luther, Martin. idszbz |
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Bekennende Kirche -- History
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Bekennende Kirche. fast (OCoLC)fst00558808 |
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Bekennende Kirche gnd |
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Bekennende Kirche. idszbz |
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BMBF-Statusseminar gnd |
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Church and state -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
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Christianity and antisemitism.
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Protestant churches -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Protestant.
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Christianity and antisemitism.
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Church and state.
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Protestant churches.
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Antijudaismus
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Rezeption
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Evangelische Kirche
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Antisemitismus
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Kirchenkampf 1933-1945
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Germany -- Church history.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054473
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Germany.
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Deutschland.
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| Genre/Form |
Church history.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780253001023 |
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0253001021 |
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