Lutherans Against Hitler: The Untold Story

Book Summary


For decades, Lutherans have been accused of a passivistic response to Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. In this careful analysis of original documents and the personal reflections of those involved in the church struggle under Hitler, Green seeks to set history straight. He identifies how Confessional Lutherans faced Nazi threats and survived to uphold the faith of Luther in the country of his birth. Green addresses both the successful statements against Hitler-s regime, such as the Bethel Confession, and the divisive documents, such as the Barmen Declaration, that sundered any hope of a coordinated Lutheran, and indeed Christian, resistance to the Nazis. Readers also will discover the stories of courageous church leaders who prevented the Nazis from absorbing Lutheran Churches into the Reich Church.

Book Details


Book Name Lutherans Against Hitler: The Untold Story
Author Lowell C. Green
Publisher Concordia Publishing House (Feb 2007)
ISBN 9780758608772
Pages 394
Language English
Price 2183
 
 

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