Between God and Hitler : military chaplains in Nazi Germany
Doris L. Bergen
Bok · Engelsk · 2023 · History
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| Omfang | xix, 326 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Introduction: An incongruous institution -- "We will not let our swords get rusty!" : On the cusp of 1933 -- "In times of peace the church arms herself for war" : 1933-1939 -- "Gott mit uns" : Blitzkrieg, 1939-1941 -- Saving Christianity, killing Jews : June-December 1941 -- "The power of Christian truth and Christian faith" : genocidal culture, 1942-1943 -- "What should we preach now?" : 1944-1945 -- From Nazi past to Christian future : 1945 and beyond -- Conclusion: "With what face should I remember this?".. - "During World War II, approximately 1,000 Christian chaplains accompanied Wehrmacht forces wherever they went, from Poland to France, Greece, North Africa, and the Soviet Union. Chaplains were witnesses to atrocity and by their presence helped normalize extreme violence and legitimate its perpetrators. Military chaplains played a key role in propagating a narrative of righteousness that erased Germany's victims and transformed the aggressors into noble figures who suffered but triumphed over their foes. Between God and Hitler is the first book to examine Protestant and Catholic military chaplains in Germany from Hitler's rise to power, to defeat, collapse, and Allied occupation. Drawing on a wide array of sources -- chaplains' letters and memoirs, military reports, Jewish testimonies, photographs, and popular culture -- this book offers insight into how Christian clergy served the cause of genocide, sometimes eagerly, sometimes reluctantly, even unknowingly, but always loyally"--Publisher's description.
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| Emner | Christian ethics
Church and state Church and state - History - Germany Ethics Vis mer... Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Religious aspects. Military chaplains Military chaplains - History - Germany National socialism and religion National socialism - Christianity Nazi propaganda. World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 - Chaplains - Germany. World War, 1939-1945 - Moral and ethical aspects. World War, 1939-1945 - Religious aspects - Christianity. Andra världskriget 1939-1945 Fältpräster Förintelsen Kristen etik Kristendom och nazism Kyrkan och staten Moral andre verdenskrig militærprester nazisme kristendom holocaust Tyskland |
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| ISBN | 110848770X. - 110872082X. - 9781108487702. - 9781108720823
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