IDEOLOGICAL INCOMPATIBILITY: THE FORCED FUSION OF NAZISM AND PROTESTANT THEOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE THIRD REICH

Examines the links between Protestant theology, anti-Semitism, & Nazi ideology in Weimar Germany. Factors contributing to German Protestants' adoption of "positive Christianity" & embrace of the tenets of national socialism are explored, along with how these contributed to eit...

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Published inInternational social science review Vol. 81; no. 3/4; pp. 151 - 165
Main Author ELDRIDGE, STEPHEN W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society 22.09.2006
Pi Gamma Mu
Subjects
Analysis
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism
Christian history
Christian socialism
Christianity
Churches
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
History
Hitler, Adolf
Jewish peoples
National socialism
Nazism
Political aspects
Propaganda
Protestant theology
Protestantism
Protestants
Religious aspects
Theology
Third Reich
Germany
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Summary:Examines the links between Protestant theology, anti-Semitism, & Nazi ideology in Weimar Germany. Factors contributing to German Protestants' adoption of "positive Christianity" & embrace of the tenets of national socialism are explored, along with how these contributed to either the outright endorsement of or turning a blind eye toward the growing racial & religious persecution of Jews. The impact of propaganda produced by Adolf Hitler & the Nazi party on shaping anti-Semitism among the Protestant theological elite & masses is described. K. Hyatt Stewart
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ISSN:0278-2308
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