religion Volksgemeinschaft Flashcards
evidence to show hitler was cautious in dealings w/ christianity
n24 of 25 point programme ‘positive christianity’ despite catholics not being a part of nazi folkish
what did the nazis form
German faith movement - form of teutonic paganism
who was main thinker of German faith movement
Alfred rosenburg
main themes of German fiat movement
hitlers cult of personality and rejection christian ethics
why were catholic bishops willing to cooperate w/ nazis at the start
prevent kulturkampf repeating (struggle catholic x German state in 1800s)
what was signed in July 1933 between church and nazis
concordat
what did concordat agree to
catholic religious freedom
-Catholic Church controls own education
what was formed in july 1933
nazi sympathiser Ludwig miller forms German christians group (protestant x nazism)
what was formed against German Christi group - success?
confessional church 7,000 out of 17,000 pastors PRO NAZI
why did nazi policies on churches fail
torn between total suppression and limited persecution (alienate or allow church control)
what did nazi policies w/ churches become
a war of attrition
how did Hanns keel attempt to de stabilise churches
undermine both denominations by closing church schools and campaign to remove crucifixes from schools
evidence of individual clergy fighting against nazis
neimoller sermon ‘obey god not man’ - interned 1937 to camps
acceleration of church persecution in war - why?
-avoid tensions - clergy executed + monasteries closed
how much of German population was a member of faith movement in 1939
5%
