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Author Archives: Ryan Buesnel
The First World War, The Pilgrim’s Progress, and the Literary Imagination
It is one of the curiosities of the First World War that amongst the artillery bombardments and deprivations of life in the trenches, time was often found for soldiers to engage in literary pursuits. In an environment where the guarantee … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, english literature, first world war, history, imagination, johnbunyan, literature, pilgrimsprogress, war
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De-Nazification and the German Christian Movement: An Brief Case Study from the Archives
Although the de-Nazification of the German Protestant Churches in post-War Germany is an area that warrants ongoing research, much of the extant scholarly material demonstrates that the theologians and pastors associated with the pro-Nazi German Christian movement (s) tended to … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Semitism, christianity, church, church history, de-nazification, deutsche christen, nazism, protestantism, religion, theology, thirdreich
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German Anti-Semitism in Context Part 6: Houston Stewart Chamberlain
This will be my final instalment for this series. Thanks for reading, and a special thanks to those who got in contact! Houston Stewart Chamberlain represents an important link between the völkisch anti-Semitism of the late 19th century and the … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, christianity, church, German history, houstonstewartchamberlain, jewish history, nazism, philosophy, religion, theology, thirdreich
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German Anti-Semitism in Context Part 5: Theodor Fritsch
In his analysis of Theodor Fritsch’s anti-Semitism, the historian Reginald Phelps makes the claim that the German politician and influential publisher was the most important anti-Semite before Hitler.[1] In this assessment Phelps is in general agreement with the majority of … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, christianity, church, european history, German history, germany, history, jewish history, nazism, racism, religion, theodorfritsch, theology
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German Anti-Semitism in Context Part 4: Adolf Stoecker
Stoecker was born in the Saxon town of Halberstadt within the Kingdom of Prussia. A child of humble, working-class origins, Stoecker showed enough intellectual promise that he was eventually sent to Halberstadt University where he commenced his training to become … Continue reading
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Tagged adolfstoecker, antisemitism, christianity, church, church history, German history, jewish history, nazism, philosophy, protestantism, religion, theology, thirdreich
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German Anti-Semitism in Context Part 3: Eugen Dühring
The Prussian-born scholar Eugen Dühring (1833–1921) made important contributions to the fields of philosophy, economics, and politics. As something of a polymath, the breadth of Dühring’s written corpus includes treatments of topics as diverse as militarism, Marxism, mathematics, and literature. … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, christianity, church, eugen duhring, german, German history, jewish history, judaism, nazism, philosophy, religion, theology
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German Anti-Semitism in Context Part 2: Heinrich von Treitschke
In his posthumous work Politik, the famed German historian and political commentator Heinrich von Treitschke (1834–1896) wrote that those preaching the doctrine of eternal peace did not understand the essence of the Aryan life.[1] The true German spirit, argued von Treitschke, … Continue reading
German Anti-Semitism in Context Part 1: Paul de Lagarde
Welcome to the first in my new series, which aims to introduce readers to some key figures responsible for the development of anti-Semitic philosophy and ideology in late-19th century Germany. Each of these authors, intellectuals, and activists played a role … Continue reading
The “National Socialist Bible” of 1940: An Experiment in Contextualization
The so-called “Nazi Bible” of 1940 was an experiment in theological revision undertaken by scholars attached to the Institute for the Study and Elimination of Jewish Influence on German Church Life. The Institute, based in the Thüringian town of Eisenach, … Continue reading
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Tagged church, deutsche christen, lutheranism, nationalsocialism, nazism, religion, theology, Third Reich
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Hitler and Christianity: Some Trends in Interpretation
A question was recently put to me by a reader who was curious to hear my thoughts on whether Hitler should be considered a “Christian” or an “atheist.” What had spurred this on was this reader’s consideration of the somewhat … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, church, church history, hitler, National Socialism, nazism, philosophy, theology, Third Reich
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