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Tag Archives: church
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
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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Chuck deGroat and the Narcissistic Congregation
I have recently had the opportunity to read Chuck deGroat’s confronting book When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse (1). DeGroat’s purpose in this study is twofold: first, he explores the how and the why … Continue reading
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Tagged christian, christianity, Chuck deGroat, church, congregation, mental health, ministry, narcissism, narcissistic, theology
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A Boy, a Preacher, and a Wizard.
I remember 1997 well. It was the year that the Ricky Martin phenomenon hit the rural Victorian town of Echuca. The girls at my high school were losing their minds over how hot he was. Little did they know that … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, christianity, church, funny, minister, nostalgia, theology
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Small Moments in Love #2
The Church I attended throughout my childhood was small but vibrant. Each Sunday evening we would have a more informal service that was designed to ‘reach out’ to people from non-church backgrounds. I remember these services as a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, church, friends, love, memories, nostalgia, relationships
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Die Botschaft Gottes: A Translation of Introductory Material
In 1940, theologians from the Jena-based Institute for the Elimination of Jewish Influence on German Church Life published an edited version of New Testament titled Die Botschaft Gottes(The Message of God). [1] The purpose of the translation was to offer German Christians … Continue reading
A Haunting in an Empty Church
When I was in primary school I used to practice my drums at Church. My Dad was the senior minister there, allowing me to be in the privileged position of being able to access the building out of hours. For … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, church, drumming, ghosts, haunting, memory, reflection, shortstory, spirit
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