Demonizing the Jews

Description:

"The acquiescence of the German Protestant churches in Nazi oppression and murder of Jews is well documented. In this book, Christopher J. Probst demonstrates that a significant number of German theologians and clergy made use of the 16th-century writings by Martin Luther on Jews and Judaism to reinforce the racial antisemitism and religious anti-Judaism already present among Protestants. Focusing on key figures, Probst's study makes clear that a significant number of pastors, bishops, and theologians of varying theological and political persuasions employed Luther's texts with considerable effectiveness in campaigning for the creation of a "de-Judaized" form of Christianity. Probst shows that even the church most critical of Luther's anti-Jewish writings reaffirmed the antisemitic stereotyping that helped justify early Nazi measures against the Jews." -- Publisher's description.

subjects: Church and state,  Christianity and antisemitism,  Bekennende Kirche,  Church history,  Protestant churches,  History,  Evangelische Kirche,  Antisemitismus,  Kirchenkampf,  Rezeption,  Antijudaismus,  Church and state, germany,  Germany, church history,  Luther, martin, 1483-1546,  Antisemitism,  National socialism and religion

People: Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Places: Germany

Times: 20th century,  1933-1945