BD of theologian Karl Barth, whose work confronted the temptation to subject God's Word to human ideology. This faced a grave test against Hitler's effort to coopt the churches to endorse his racist and ultra-nationalistic policies. Result: the "German Christian movement."
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These pictures are chilling. Where might I read more about how German Bishops responded to the Nazis? What might Barth say about current Christian leaders seemingly giving a pass to racist, xenophobia?
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Susannah Heschel's "The Aryan Jesus" is a good start. The German Christian movement was largely a Protestant phenomenon. For Catholics, see: Guenter Lewy, "The Catholic Church and Nazi Germany." As for the situation today--another story!
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Thank you for the recommendation. This billboard blows my mind. POTUS has not claimed to be Christian. Why do some Christians try to claim him? Everything about him seems so far away from the Gospel values of: justice forgiveness, service, healing Humility, truth and love