Right-Wing Radicalism and National Socialism in Germany - Confessional Factors in Support and Resistance

This book explores the unique confessional difference in voting behavior between Catholic and Protestants churchgoers regarding Nazism in Germany. This can be explained by different theological and ecclesiastical systems, different views on democracy, moral, racism, anti-semitism, nationalism, law systems, and the inherited European civilization.

List of contents

Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Chronological-Thematic Part
Chapter One. The Pre-1914 Breeding Ground
Chapter Two. The Heritage of World War I Versus the Values of 1789
Chapter Three. The Postwar Period: Change of Mentality among Protestants
Thematic Part
Chapter Four. Other Denominations and Nazism
Chapter Five. Agrarian Parties and Confessional Differences
Chapter Six. Women and Nazism
Chapter Seven. Christian Youth Associations and Nazism
Chapter Eight. The Relationship of Pius Xi to Totalitarianism
Chapter Nine. Conclusions as to Differences of Mentality among the Confessions
Defining of Terms
References
About the Author

About the author

By Ingvar Kolden

Product details

• Authors: Ingvar Kolden
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781978710412
• ISBN: 978-1-978710-41-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, Germany, Nationalism, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Christianity, History of Religion, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church