A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past

• Published in: Shofar Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 197 - 199
• Main Author: Brown-Fleming, Suzanne
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: West Lafayette Purdue University Press 22.12.2008
• Subjects: Bishops; Bonhoeffer, Dietrich; Catholicism; Christianity; Christians; Church congregations; Churches; Councils; English; English language; German; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); Holocaust; Lutheranism; Nazi era; Nazism; Nonfiction; Protestant churches; Protestant theology; Protestantism; Religion; Theology; England; Indiana; United States > US; Germany

Dense, packed with detail, and exceedingly well researched, Matthew D. Hockenos's fine study is the first English language book to thoroughly address how German Protestants came to terms with their complicity in and complacency toward Nazi rule. By examining key Protestant leaders and theologia...