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How did Germany's Christians respond to Nazism? Bergen addresses one important element of this response by focusing on the 600,000 self-described ""German Christians"" who sought to expunge all Jewish elements from the Christian church. In a process that became more daring as Nazi plans for genocide unfolded, this group ofâŠ
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Bergenâs classic study of the German Christian movement explores the origins and influence of this sizable movement within German Protestantism that sought to synthesize Christianity and Nazism. The German Christiansâ mission to transform Christianity into a âracially pureâ church manifested in practical ways, including denying the Jewishness of Jesus and excluding Christians of Jewish heritage. The book emphasizes the movementâs theological and political foundations, dispelling the myths that the German Christian movement was a purely Nazi creation imposed on the church or that the movementâs adherents were merely opportunistic. A central component of Bergenâs analysis is focused on gender, arguingâŠ
From Kevin's list on German Protestantism in Hitlerâs Germany.
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