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Monthly Archives: May 2019
Why Study the Nazi Church?
I have recently been asked on several occasions why I have decided to dedicate the next three years of my life to studying for a Ph.D. focussing the Lutheran State Church under Nazi rule. The question is asked by those … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged church, churchhistory, contextutaltheology, germany, hitler, nationalsocialism, nazis, nazism, theology, thirdreich
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The Famous Five and the Spirit of Adventure
It’s funny the things which stick with you from childhood. I am a 37-year-old man who often finds myself remembering childhood moments which captivated my imagination. Just the other day I experienced a flashback to when I was in grade … Continue reading
Posted in literature, Uncategorized
Tagged books, childhood, creativity, enidblyton, famousfive, imagination, memories, nostalgia, reading, thefamousfive
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Historical Interpretation and the Example of the Holocaust
In his brilliant panorama of German cultural and intellectual history, Peter Watson draws attention to a dimension of the Holocaust tragedy which is seldom acknowledged. The Holocaust, suggests Watson, ‘operates as an obstacle, a stumbling block, a reflecting mirror, that … Continue reading
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Tagged adolfhitler, forgiveness, germanhistory, germany, guilt, history, memory, miroslavvolf, nazis, nazism, peterwatson, theology
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