Holy Reich Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945

Name: Holy Reich Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945
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ISBN: 9780521603522

ISBN-10: 0521603528

ISBN-13: 9780521603522

Edition: 2004

Authors: Richard Steigmann-Gall

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Analyzing the previously unexplored religious views of the Nazi elite, Richard Steigmann-Gall argues against the consensus that Nazism as a whole was either unrelated to Christianity or actively opposed to it. In contrast, Steigmann-Gall demonstrates that many in the Nazi movement believed the contours of their ideology were based on a Christian understanding of Germany's ills and their cure. He also explores the struggle the "positive Christians" waged with the party's paganists and demonstrates that this was not just a conflict over religion, but over the very meaning of Nazi ideology itself. Richard Steigmann-Gall is assistant professor of history at Kent Sate University. He earned his…

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List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Richard Steigmann-Gall is Assistant Professor of History at Kent State University. He has earned fellowships and awards from institutions in Germany, Israel, and Canada, and he has published articles in Central European History, German History, Social History, and Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte.




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