Then they came for me : Martin Niemoller, the pastor who defied the Nazis / Matthew D. Hockenos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hockenos, Matthew D., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984.

Niemöller, Martin.

Bekennende Kirche.

Lutheran Church--Germany--Clergy--Biography.

Lutheran Church.

Germany.

Clergy.

Lutheran Church--Clergy.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2018.

Summary:

First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out--because I was not a Communist..." Few today recognize the name Martin Niem�oller, though many know his famous confession. In Then They Came for Me , Matthew Hockenos traces Niem�oller's evolution from a Nazi supporter to a determined opponent of Hitler, revealing him to be a more complicated figure than previously understood. Born into a traditionalist Prussian family, Niem�oller welcomed Hitler's rise to power as an opportunity for national rebirth. Yet when the regime attempted to seize control of the Protestant Church, he helped lead the opposition and was soon arrested. After spending the war in concentration camps, Niem�oller emerged a controversial figure: to his supporters he was a modern Luther, while his critics, including President Harry Truman, saw him as an unrepentant nationalist.

Contents:

With God for king and fatherland (1888-1914)

Serving the Kaiser on the high seas (1914-1918)

From U-Boat to pulpit (1918-1933)

Trusting God and Hitler

Fighting pastor (1934-1937)

Hitler's personal prisoner, 1937-1945

Guilt, repentance, renewal (1945-1946)

Barnstorming America (1946-1947)

Swords to ploughshares (1947-1956)

Ambassador for God (1956-1984).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hockenos, Matthew D., 1966- author. Then they came for me

ISBN:

9780465097869

0465097863

OCLC:

1019590198