-
Archives
- September 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- March 2021
- January 2021
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- May 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- October 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- January 2018
- April 2017
- November 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- December 2015
- June 2015
- March 2015
-
Meta
Tag Archives: nazism
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged christianity, church, church history, hitler, National Socialism, nazism, philosophy, theology, Third Reich
Leave a comment
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
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
2 Comments
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
Posted in christianity, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged adolfhitler, forgiveness, germanhistory, germany, guilt, history, memory, miroslavvolf, nazis, nazism, peterwatson, theology
Leave a comment
The Dangers of Contextualising Theology
In his book Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Daniel L. Migliore writes that ‘all theology is contextual.’ (1) By this Migliore refers to the now well-established notion of theological work being the result of an interaction between … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bonhoeffer, christianity, church, contextual theology, faith, god, nazis, nazism, religion, theology, thirdreich
Leave a comment
