Format:
Online-Ressource (xx, 140 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781441196798
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9781441141798
Series Statement:
Continuum resources in religion and political culture
Uniform Title:
Hitlers Theologie. 〈engl.〉
Content:
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 book gives a systematic reconstruction of Hitler's use of theological concepts like providence, belief or the almighty God. Rainer Bucher argues that Hitler's (ab)use of theological ideas is one of the main reasons why and how Hitler gained so much acquiescence and support for his diabolic enterprise. This fas
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index
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Framing the matter -- "Hitler's theology" : what it is and what it isn't about -- Hitler's theology and the Catholic Church -- Hitler and the theology of the "Völkisch Movement" -- "Providence" : Hitler's theology of history -- Hitler's notion of God -- "Faith" : shaping the individual -- Hitler's theology and the extermination of European Jews -- Church reforms with the help of Hitler's theology -- Hitler, religion, politics : Hitler's political project and modernity -- Some lessons for the church and for faith.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441135414
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441141798
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hitler's Theology : A Study in Political Religion
Language:
English
Author information:
Bucher, Rainer 1956-
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