Physical Description
394 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
The background of the church struggle (Kirchenkampf)
The rise of Adolf Hitler
Lutherans address the challenge from the German-Christians : 1933
The founding of the German Evangelical Church (Deutsche evangelische Kirche)
Romanticism in politics, religion, and the ideology of Volk and race
Opposition to the Aryan Paragraph and oppression of Jewish people
The 1933 Bethel Confession
The 1934 Barmen Declaration
The debate concerning the orders of creation
Theocratic enthusiasm
The Ansbach memorandum
Endeavors to achieve Lutheran unity in Germany
The fate of the evangelical land churches during the Third Reich
The struggle of the intact Lutheran land churches against Hitler
The Erlangen Theological Faculty during the Third Reich
Epilogue : the continuation of the church struggle after 1945.
ISBN
9780758608772
0758608772
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-380) and indexes.
The background of the church struggle (Kirchenkampf) -- The rise of Adolf Hitler -- Lutherans address the challenge from the German-Christians : 1933 -- The founding of the German Evangelical Church (Deutsche evangelische Kirche) -- Romanticism in politics, religion, and the ideology of Volk and race -- Opposition to the Aryan Paragraph and oppression of Jewish people -- The 1933 Bethel Confession -- The 1934 Barmen Declaration -- The debate concerning the orders of creation -- Theocratic enthusiasm -- The Ansbach memorandum -- Endeavors to achieve Lutheran unity in Germany -- The fate of the evangelical land churches during the Third Reich -- The struggle of the intact Lutheran land churches against Hitler -- The Erlangen Theological Faculty during the Third Reich -- Epilogue : the continuation of the church struggle after 1945.
