Jan Bank, Lieve Gevers

Churches and Religion in the Second World War (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Despite the wealth of historical literature on the Second World War, the subject of religion and churches in occupied Europe has been undervalued - until now. This critical European history is unique in delivering a rich and detailed analysis of churches and religion during the Second World War, looking at the Christian religions of occupied Europe: Catholicism, Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Orthodoxy.

The authors engage with key themes such as relations between religious institutions and the occupying forces; religion as a key factor in national identity and resistance; theological answers to the Fascist and National Socialist ideologies, especially in terms of the persecution of the Jews; Christians as bystanders or protectors in the Holocaust; and religious life during the war. Churches and Religion in the Second World War will be of great value to students and scholars of European history, the Second World War and religion and theology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472504791
• Artikelnr.: 44866479

Autorenporträt

J Th M Bank is Emeritus Professor of Dutch History at the University of Leiden, Netherlands. Mrs. Lieve Gevers is Professor of the History of the Church and Theology at the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Church and State, Church and Nation after the First
World War Chapter 2: Churches and Totalitarian Ideologies Chapter 3:
Churches in Occupied Territories in the Interbellum Chapter 4: Religion in
All Out War Chapter 5: Churches between Loyalty and Resistance Chapter 6:
The Nazi Mass Murder and the Churches Chapter 7: The Pope, the Patriarch
and the Oecumenical Council Conclusion