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.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener -- Preface / Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener -- Preface to English edition / Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener -- Catholics in the Third Reich: A Historical Introduction / Michael Kißener -- Catholics in the Third Reich: An Introduction to the Scholarship and Research History / Christoph Kösters -- Racist Ideology and Völkisch Religiosity / Wolfgang Altgeld -- Collaboration or Ideological Distance? Catholic Church and Nazi State / Matthias Stickler -- The German Bishops: Pastoral Care and Politics / Karl-Joseph Hummel -- The Church and the Jews / Thomas Brechenmacher -- The Catholic Milieu and Nazism / Christoph Kösters -- Is “Resistance” not “the Right Word”? / Michael Kißener -- The Pope and the Second World War / Thomas Brechenmacher -- German Catholics in World War II / Annette Mertens -- Dealing with the Past: The Debate about Guilt / Karl-Joseph Hummel -- The Church in Pictures: Historical Photos as a Means of Deception / Karl-Joseph Hummel -- Bibliography / Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener -- Authors / Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener -- Index / Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener -- Voting Behavior of the Catholic Population in Germany 1932–1933 / Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener.