Luther and the Protestant church in Nazi GermanyProbst, Christopher J.1969-creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.Church history.History.Electronic books.inuBloomingtonIndiana University Press©20122012monographiceng

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1 online resource.The acquiescence of the German Protestant churches in Nazi oppression and murder of Jews is well documented. In this book, Christopher J. Probst demonstrates that a significant number of German theologians and clergy made use of the 16th-century writings by Martin Luther on Jews and Judaism to reinforce the racial antisemitism and religious anti-Judaism already present among Protestants. Focusing on key figures, Probst's study makes clear that a significant number of pastors, bishops, and theologians of varying theological and political persuasions employed Luther's texts with considerable effectiveness in campaigning for the creation of a "de-Judaized" form of Christianity. Probst shows that even the church most critical of Luther's anti-Jewish writings reaffirmed the antisemitic stereotyping that helped justify early Nazi measures against the Jews.Protestantism in Nazi Germany -- "Luther and the Jews" -- Confessing church and German Christian academic theologians -- Confessing church pastors -- German Christian pastors and bishops -- Pastors and theologians from the unaffiliated Protestant "middle."Christopher J. Probst.Includes bibliographical references and index.e-gw---Church and stateGermanyHistory1933-1945Bekennende KircheHistoryChristianity and antisemitismProtestant churchesGermanyHistory20th centuryGermanyChurch historyLuther, Martin1483-1546Luther, Martin1483-1546Bekennende KircheHistoryLuther, Martin1483-1546Bekennende Kirche.Christianity and antisemitismChurch and stateProtestant churchesGermanyRELIGION / Christian Life / Social IssuesRELIGION / Christianity / General 1900 - 1999 fast BX4844 .P743 2012eb261.2/6094309043Probst, Christopher J., 1969-Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2012(DLC) 2011049610(OCoLC)7219057169780253001023 (electronic bk.)0253001021 (electronic bk.)http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=816828http://site.ebrary.com/id/10558462http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=452768http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253001023/http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=816828http://site.ebrary.com/id/10558462http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=452768http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253001023/N$T12051420200709055528.0ocn793520225eng