Letter from the Editors (December 2021)
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Letter from the Editors (December 2021) By Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University Dear Friends, As Christmas approaches and the 2021 year draws to a close, the editors of Contemporary Church History…
Review of Robert M. Zoske, Sophie Scholl: “Es reut mich nichts.” Porträt einer Widerständigen
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Review of Robert M. Zoske, Sophie Scholl: “Es reut mich nichts.” Porträt einer Widerständigen (Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, 2020), 448 pages. By Manfred Gailus, Technical University of Berlin; translated by Kyle…
Review of Ulrich Peter, Lutherrose und Hakenkreuz. Die Deutschen Christen und der Bund der nationalsozialistischen Pastoren in der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche Mecklenburgs
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Review of Ulrich Peter, Lutherrose und Hakenkreuz. Die Deutschen Christen und der Bund der nationalsozialistischen Pastoren in der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche Mecklenburgs (Kiel: Lutherische Verlagsanstalt, 2020). 607 pages. ISBN 978-3-87503-266-6. By…
Review of Jonas Hagedorn, Oswald von Nell-Breuning: Aufbrüche der katholischen Soziallehre in der Weimarer Republik
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Review of Jonas Hagedorn, Oswald von Nell-Breuning: Aufbrüche der katholischen Soziallehre in der Weimarer Republik (Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 2019). 532 pages. ISBN 978-3-657-78795-1. By Martin Menke, Rivier University In this…
Architectural and Website Note: “Lernort Garnisonkirche” (“Potsdam Garrison Church Site of Learning”)
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Architectural and Website Note: “Lernort Garnisonkirche” (“Potsdam Garrison Church Site of Learning”) By Philipp Oswalt, Universität Kassel; translated by Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University The tower of the Potsdam Garrison Church,…
Chapter Note: Karl Schwarz on Gerhard Kittel
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Chapter Note: Karl Schwarz on Gerhard Kittel By Robert P. Ericksen, Pacific Lutheran University (Emeritus) “Sie haben [. . .] geholfen, den nationalistischen Einbruch in unsere Kirche abzuwehren.” Anmerkungen zu…
Webinar Note: Humanitarian Entanglements: A Report on Recent Research on Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite Refugees, and the Legacies of National Socialism
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Webinar Note: Humanitarian Entanglements: A Report on Recent Research on Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite Refugees, and the Legacies of National Socialism, November 4, 2021 By Alain Epp Weaver, MCC Since…
Conference Report: “Let Us Solace Ourselves with Love:” Women, Religion, and Emotions in Modern Germany
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Conference Report: “Let Us Solace Ourselves with Love:” Women, Religion, and Emotions in Modern Germany, German Studies Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN and Virtual, September 30-October 3, 2021 By Martina Cucchiara, Bluffton University…
Conference Report: “Nazi Germany, International Protestantism, and the German Churches”
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 27, Number 4 (December 2021) Conference Report: “Nazi Germany, International Protestantism, and the German Churches,” German Studies Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN and virtual, October 1, 2021. By Blake McKinney, Texas Baptist College After a…