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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Btw, been a fan of yours since I found the book All Saints. Just recently found you on Twitter.
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