Between God and Hitler: Military Chaplains in Nazi Germany

ISBN-13: 9781108487702 / Angielski

Doris L. Bergen

Opis

Protestant pastors and Catholic priests served as chaplains in Hitler's military. What role did Christian chaplains play in Nazi crimes? Drawing on a wide array of sources this book offers insight into how Christian clergy served the cause of genocide, sometimes eagerly, sometimes reluctantly, even unknowingly, but always loyally.

Recenzje

'A powerful and sophisticated work by a gifted historian that expertly details how military chaplains embraced martial traditions and the ethics of 'warrior Christianity' to become moral enablers of the Nazi regime. Serving God and Hitler proved a fraught moral battlefield for chaplains whose fealty to their Führer overshadowed principles of faith and conscience.' Edward Westermann, author of Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol and Mass Murder in Nazi Germany

Spis treści

Introduction: an incongruous institution; 1. 'We will not let our swords get rusty!: On the cusp of 1933; 2. 1In times of peace the church arms herself for war1: 1933–1939; 3. 1Gott mit uns1: Blitzkrieg, 1939–1941; 4. Saving Christianity, killing Jews: June–December 1941; 5. 1The power of Christian truth and Christian faith1: genocidal culture, 1942–1943; 6. 1What should we preach now?1: 1944–1945; 7. From Nazi past to Christian future: 1945 and beyond; Conclusion: 1With what face should I remember this?.