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Holy Reich : Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 by Richard Steigmann-Gall (2004, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521603528
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Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHoly Reich : Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945
Publication Year2004
SubjectEurope / Germany, Christian Church / History, Christianity / General, Europe / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard Steigmann-Gall
Subject AreaReligion, History
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Reviews‘The Holy Reich is both deeply researched and thoughtfully argued. It is the first comparative analysis of the religious beliefs of leading Nazis and a timely reminder of the intimate relations between liberal Protestantism and National Socialism. This is an important and original book by a talented young scholar that deserves as wide a readership as possible.’Michael Burleigh, Willian Rand Kenan Professor of History at Washington & Lee University and author of The Third Reich: A New History, winner of Britain’s Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction in 2001, ‘In the crowded field of Third Reich history, The Holy Reich really does have something original to say … an uncomfortably thought-provoking work of admirable scholarship.’Times Higher Education Supplement, '… this book is one that will be easily included on anyone's bibliography of the Nazi regime. It is a book to be mulled over and considered deeply.'Open History, 'This is a meticulous, even exhaustive book, offering a dense exploration of a great field of material. … a truly important book which will lead many scholars to refashion or sharpen their perspectives, and even to think again.' English Historical Review, '... an incisive study ... this book is an admirable attempt to rethink the ethical and theological nature of Nazi ideology and practice. Steigmann-Gall is not trying to discard past perspectives or to act as a revisionist, but rather to deepen our current understanding of the relationship between Nazi ideology and Christian thought. In the process, he exposes lucidly the very contested nature of the meaning of Christianity as it emerged during the Nazi debates and the entire period of the third Reich.' European History Quarterly, 'The Holy Reich is both deeply researched and thoughtfully argued. It is the first comparative analysis of the religious beliefs of leading Nazis and a timely reminder of the intimate relations between liberal Protestantism and National Socialism. This is an important and original book by a talented young scholar that deserves as wide a readership as possible.' Michael Burleigh, Willian Rand Kenan Professor of History at Washington & Lee University and author of The Third Reich: A New History, winner of Britain's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction in 2001, 'In the crowded field of Third Reich history, The Holy Reich really does have something original to say ... an uncomfortably thought-provoking work of admirable scholarship.' Times Higher Education Supplement, "In the crowded field of Third Reich History, The Holy Reich really does have something original to say...The Holy Reich should prompt a critical re-evaluation of the nature of Nazi ideology...an uncomfortably thought-provoking work of admirable scholarship." Times Higher Education Supplement, ‘There has been a huge amount of research on the attitude of the Christian Churches to the Nazis and their policies, but astonishingly until now there has been no thorough study of the Nazis’ own religious beliefs. Richard Steigmann-Gall has now provided it. He has trawled through a lot of very turgid literature to show that active Nazis from the leadership down to the lower levels of the party were bitterly opposed to the Catholic Church, but had a much more ambivalent attitude to Protestantism and to Christianity in a wider sense … Far from being uniformly anti-Christian, Nazism contained a wide variety of religious beliefs, and Steigmann-Gall has performed a valuable service in providing a meticulously documented account of them in all their bizarre variety.’Richard J. Evans, Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge, ‘… an incisive study … this book is an admirable attempt to rethink the ethical and theological nature of Nazi ideology and practice. Steigmann-Gall is not trying to discard past perspectives or to act as a revisionist, but rather to deepen our current understanding of the relationship between Nazi ideology and Christian thought. In the process, he exposes lucidly the very contested nature of the meaning of Christianity as it emerged during the Nazi debates and the entire period of the third Reich.’European History Quarterly, 'The Holy Reich is a brilliant and provocative work that will recast the whole debate on Christianity and Nazism. We have come to realize that Christianity embraced Nazism more than we used to believe. Now, in a work of deep revisionist import, Richard Steigmann-Gall shows us that the embrace was more than reciprocated.' Helmut Walser Smith, author of The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town, 'In the crowded field of Third Reich history, The Holy Reich really does have something original to say … an uncomfortably thought-provoking work of admirable scholarship.' Times Higher Education Supplement, '… an incisive study … this book is an admirable attempt to rethink the ethical and theological nature of Nazi ideology and practice. Steigmann-Gall is not trying to discard past perspectives or to act as a revisionist, but rather to deepen our current understanding of the relationship between Nazi ideology and Christian thought. In the process, he exposes lucidly the very contested nature of the meaning of Christianity as it emerged during the Nazi debates and the entire period of the third Reich.' European History Quarterly, 'There has been a huge amount of research on the attitude of the Christian Churches to the Nazis and their policies, but astonishingly until now there has been no thorough study of the Nazis' own religious beliefs. Richard Steigmann-Gall has now provided it. He has trawled through a lot of very turgid literature to show that active Nazis from the leadership down to the lower levels of the party were bitterly opposed to the Catholic Church, but had a much more ambivalent attitude to Protestantism and to Christianity in a wider sense … Far from being uniformly anti-Christian, Nazism contained a wide variety of religious beliefs, and Steigmann-Gall has performed a valuable service in providing a meticulously documented account of them in all their bizarre variety.' Richard J. Evans, University of Cambridge, 'There has been a huge amount of research on the attitude of the Christian Churches to the Nazis and their policies, but astonishingly until now there has been no thorough study of the Nazis' own religious beliefs. Richard Steigmann-Gall has now provided it. He has trawled through a lot of very turgid literature to show that active Nazis from the leadership down to the lower levels of the party were bitterly opposed to the Catholic Church, but had a much more ambivalent attitude to Protestantism and to Christianity in a wider sense ... Far from being uniformly anti-Christian, Nazism contained a wide variety of religious beliefs, and Steigmann-Gall has performed a valuable service in providing a meticulously documented account of them in all their bizarre variety.' Richard J. Evans, Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge, 'His archive work is impressive and the text's story is pieced together with both thought and art. Its sweep takes in everything one would expect and displays well the competing tendencies within Hitler's movement … More unusually it also discusses possible connections between Christianity and Nazi social policy …'. Reviews in History, 'The Holy Reich is both deeply researched and thoughtfully argued. It is the first comparative analysis of the religious beliefs of leading Nazis and a timely reminder of the intimate relations between liberal Protestantism and National Socialism. This is an important and original book by a talented young scholar that deserves as wide a readership as possible.' Michael Burleigh, Washington & Lee University and author of The Third Reich: A New History, 'This is a meticulous, even exhaustive book, offering a dense exploration of a great field of material. ... a truly important book which will lead many scholars to refashion or sharpen their perspectives, and even to think again.' English Historical Review, '… this book is one that will be easily included on anyone's bibliography of the Nazi regime. It is a book to be mulled over and considered deeply.' Open History, ' This is an important and well-researched study ... a very thought provoking, controversial and important book which deserves a wide readership because it radically challenges some widely-held assumptions about Nazism''s pagan and/or anti-Christian core.' German History, 'This rigorously researched and deeply disturbing book questions the scholarly consensus that Nazism was either unrelated to Christianity or actively opposed to it.' The Times (Weekend Review), ' This is an important and well-researched study … a very thought provoking, controversial and important book which deserves a wide readership because it radically challenges some widely-held assumptions about Nazism''s pagan and/or anti-Christian core.' German History, '... this book is one that will be easily included on anyone's bibliography of the Nazi regime. It is a book to be mulled over and considered deeply.' Open History, "A vast and important subject has finally received the comprehensive analysis it deserves. Steigman-Gall's fundamental argument--that the Nazi movement was both intimately and intricately, positively and negatively related to Christianity--will hearten those who see Nazi Germany not as an efficient totalitarian system, but as a nonsystem of constant institutional and personal conflicts.... Highly recommended." Choice, ' This is an important and well-researched study … a very thought provoking, controversial and important book which deserves a wide readership because it radically challenges some widely-held assumptions about Nazism''s pagan and/or anti-Christian core.'German History, ‘The Holy Reich is a brilliant and provocative work that will recast the whole debate on Christianity and Nazism. We have come to realize that Christianity embraced Nazism more than we used to believe. Now, in a work of deep revisionist import, Richard Steigmann-Gall shows us that the embrace was more than reciprocated.’Helmut Walser Smith, author of The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town, "The Holy Reich is both deeply researched and thoughtfully argued. It is the first comparative analysis of the religious beliefs of leading Nazis and a timely reminder of the intimate relations between liberal Protestantism and National Socialism. This is an important and original book by a talented young scholar that deserves as wide a readership as possible." Michael Burleigh, William Rand Kenan Professor of History at Washington & Lee University and author of The Third Reich: A New History, 'His archive work is impressive and the text's story is pieced together with both thought and art. Its sweep takes in everything one would expect and displays well the competing tendencies within Hitler's movement ... More unusually it also discusses possible connections between Christianity and Nazi social policy ...'. Reviews in History, "There has been a huge amount of research on the attitude of the Christian Churches to the Nazis and their policies, but astonishingly until now there has been no thorough study of the Nazis' own religious beliefs. Richard Steigmann-Gall has now provided it. He has trawled through a lot of very turgid literature to show that active Nazis from the leadership down to the lower levels of the party were bitterly opposed to the Catholic Church, but had a much more ambivalent attitude to Protestantism and to Christianity in a wider sense...Far from being uniformly anti-Christian, Nazism contained a wide variety of religious beliefs, and Steigmann-Gall has performed a valuable service in providing a meticulously documented account of them in all their bizarre variety." Richard J. Evans, Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge, "The Holy Reich is a brilliant and provocative work that will recast the whole debate on Christianity and Nazism. We have come to realize that Christianity embraced Nazism more than we used to believe. Now, in a work of deep revisionist import, Richard Steigmann-Gall shows us that the embrace was more than reciprocated." Helmut Walser Smith, author of The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town, "Steigmann-Gall makes an important argument and supports it energetically and resourcefully" The Catholic Historical Review - Doris I. Bergen, University of Notre Dame
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal943.086
Table Of Content1. Positive christianity: the doctrine of the time of struggle; 2. Above the confessions: bridging the religious divide; 3. Blood and soil: the paganist ambivalence; 4. National renewal: religion and the New Germany; 5. Completing the reformation: the Protestant Reich Church; 6. Public need before private greed: building the people's community; 7. Gottgläubig: assent of the anti-Christians?; 8. The Holy Reich: some conclusions.
SynopsisAnalyzing 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 BA and MA at the University of Michigan, and PhD at the University of Toronto. He has earned fellowships and awards from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism in Israel, and the Max-Planck Institut fur Geschichte in G ttingen. His research interests include modern Germany, Fascism, and religion and society in Europe, and he has published articles in Central European History, German History, Social History, and Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte., 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 BA and MA at the University of Michigan, and PhD at the University of Toronto. He has earned fellowships and awards from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism in Israel, and the Max-Planck Institut fur Geschichte in Göttingen. His research interests include modern Germany, Fascism, and religion and society in Europe, and he has published articles in Central European History, German History, Social History, and Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte., Analyzing the previously unexplored religious views of the Nazi elite, Richard Steigmann-Gall argues against the consensus that Nazism was either unrelated to Christianity or actively opposed to it. He demonstrates that many in the Nazi movement believed their ideology was based on a Christian understanding of Germany's ills., 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. He demonstrates that many participants in the Nazi movement believed that the contours of their ideology were based on a Christian understanding of Germany's ills and their cure. A program usually regarded as secular in inspiration - the creation of a racialist 'people's community' embracing antisemitism, antiliberalism and anti-Marxism - was, for these Nazis, conceived in explicitly Christian terms. His examination centers on the concept of 'positive Christianity,' a religion espoused by many members of the party leadership. He also explores the struggle the 'positive Christians' waged with the party's paganists - those who rejected Christianity in toto as foreign and corrupting - and demonstrates that this was not just a conflict over religion, but over the very meaning of Nazi ideology itself.
LC Classification NumberBR856.S66 2004
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