BD of theologian Karl Barth, whose work confronted the temptation to subject God's Word to human ideology. This faced a grave test against Hitler's effort to coopt the churches to endorse his racist and ultra-nationalistic policies. Result: the "German Christian movement."

May 10, 2019 · 1:53 PM UTC

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For Barth, this was epitome of the manipulation of God he most detested. He drafted the Barmen declaration, charter of what became the Confessing Church; the situation called into question the very "confession" of the church: Who do Christians ultimately worship?
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
These pictures are chilling. Where might I read more about how German Bishops responded to the Nazis? What might Barth say about current Christian leaders seemingly giving a pass to racist, xenophobia?
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Susannah Heschel's "The Aryan Jesus" is a good start. The German Christian movement was largely a Protestant phenomenon. For Catholics, see: Guenter Lewy, "The Catholic Church and Nazi Germany." As for the situation today--another story!
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Frightening reminder