Hitler's Theology : a Study in Political Religion.

Hitler's Theology investigates the use of theological motifs in Adolf Hitler's public speeches and writings, and offers an answer to the question of why Hitler and his theo-political ideology were so attractive and successful presenting an alternative to the discontents of modernity. The b...

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Main Author: Bucher, Rainer
Other Authors: Pohl, Rebecca, Hoelzl, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2011.
Series:Continuum resources in religion and political culture.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Mottos; Translator's Note; Preface; Introduction: The Study of the Phenomenon of Adolf Hitler in Theology; Part I Framing the Matter; Chapter 1 'Hitler's Theology': What It Is and What It Is Not About; Chapter 2 Hitler's Theology and the Catholic Church; Chapter 3 Hitler and the Theology of the 'Völkisch Movement'; Part II Structures and Concepts; Chapter 4 'Providence': Hitler's Theology of History; Chapter 5 Hitler's Notion of God; Chapter 6 'Faith': Shaping the Individual; Chapter 7 Hitler's Theology and the Extermination of European Jews.
  • Chapter 8 Church Reforms with the Help of Hitler's TheologyPart III Consequences; Chapter 9 Hitler, Religion, Politics: Hitler's Political Project and Modernity; Chapter 10 Some Lessons for the Church and for Faith; Personal Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.