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Tag Archives: thirdreich
Nazi Show Trials and the Politics of Condemnation
Roland Freisler was one of the more unsavoury personalities of the Third Reich-era. This achievement was no small feat given his competition: Himmler, Bormann, Goebbels and Streicher were all strong contenders in the crappy personality department. Nevertheless, Freisler occupied a … Continue reading
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Tagged judgement, law, legal, michelfoucault, nazi, nazis, philosophy, rolandfreisler, thirdreich
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Writing Passionate History: The Example of Jules Isaac
Must the writing of history always be undertaken in a spirit of cold detachment, or is there a legitimate place for the use of passion as a guiding force in the pursuit of historical inquiry? Traditional wisdom would suggest that … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, history, holocaust, jewishhistory, judaism, julesisaac, religion, thirdreich
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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
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
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Tagged church, churchhistory, contextutaltheology, germany, hitler, nationalsocialism, nazis, nazism, theology, thirdreich
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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
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Tagged bonhoeffer, christianity, church, contextual theology, faith, god, nazis, nazism, religion, theology, thirdreich
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