Overview
- Summary
- "Wehrmacht Priests unpacks the complex relationship between the Catholic Church and the Nazi regime, including the Church's fierce but futile attempts to preserve its independence under Hitler's dictatorship, its accommodations with the Nazis regarding spiritual care in the military, and the shortcomings of Catholic doctrine in the face of total war and genocide." --Dust jacket.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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Catholic bishops and Catholic youth in Germany after the Great War
Pastoral care in the Wehrmacht
Priests and Seminarians in the Wehrmacht
Religion, nationalism, and why priests went to war
The German Catholic church and the reality of defeated Germany
Conclusion. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Catholic bishops and Catholic youth in Germany after the Great War -- Pastoral care in the Wehrmacht -- Priests and Seminarians in the Wehrmacht -- Religion, nationalism, and why priests went to war -- The German Catholic church and the reality of defeated Germany -- Conclusion.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780674598485
0674598482 - Physical Description
- ix, 336 pages ; 25 cm
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