Catholics and Third Reich : Controversies and Debates / Karl-Joseph Hummel, Michael Kissener, Michael Kißener

• HerausgeberIn: Hummel, Karl-Joseph; Kissener, Michael; Kißener, Michael
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English; German
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Katholiken und das Dritte Reich. English.; Preliminary Material /; Preface /; Preface to English edition /; Catholics in the Third Reich: A Historical Introduction /; Catholics in the Third Reich: An Introduction to the Scholarship and Research History /; Racist Ideology and Völkisch Religiosity /; Collaboration or Ideological Distance? Catholic Church and Nazi State /; The German Bishops: Pastoral Care and Politics /; The Church and the Jews /; The Catholic Milieu and Nazism /; Is “Resistance” not “the Right Word”? /; The Pope and the Second World War /; German Catholics in World War II /; Dealing with the Past: The Debate about Guilt /; The Church in Pictures: Historical Photos as a Means of Deception /; Bibliography /; Authors /; Index /; Voting Behavior of the Catholic Population in Germany 1932–1933 /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [260]-292) and index.
• ISBN: 3657787860
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Karl-Joseph Hummel, Michael Kissener, Michael Kißener

The attitude of the Catholic church, its bishops, priests and members from 1933 to 1945 is still one of the most controversial topics of contemporary history. Alignment or resistance, collaboration or distance - these are the poles of the controversy up to present day. The dispute over Pope Pius XII. and the holocaust is an especially fierce row. Well-known historians lead through the no longer transparent batch of assured facts and persevering historical clichés, of historical insights and moral judgements and prejudices. This book provides a reliable guideline through the widely branched and complex landscape of research and opinion. Those who want to discuss the role of the Catholic church in the Third Reich seriously cannot do without this comprehensive survey.