A church divided : German Protestants confront the Nazi past / Matthew D. Hockenos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hockenos, Matthew D., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protestant churches--Germany--History--20th century.

Protestant churches.

Guilt--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--20th century.

Guilt.

National socialism and religion.

Church and state--Germany--History--1933-1945.

Church and state.

Germany--Church history--1945-.

Germany.

Germany--Church history--1933-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

The church struggle : ecclesiastical, political, and theological disunity in the Third Reich

Representations of the Nazi past in early 1945

Guilt from another world : guilt, repentance, and forgiveness in the year zero

The Stuttgart declaration of guilt : religious confession, Freedom charter, or another Versailles?

The guilt of the others : Bishop Wurm's letter to English Christians

On the political course of our people

The church and antisemitism

A ray of light in their darkness : the church and anti-Judaism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-259) and index.

ISBN:

0-253-11031-9

OCLC:

475970533