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Review of Lucia Scherzberg, Zwischen Partei und Kirche: Nationalsozialistische Priester in Österreich und Deutschland (1938-1944)

Review of Lucia Scherzberg, Zwischen Partei und Kirche: Nationalsozialistische Priester in Österreich und Deutschland (1938-1944)

September 15, 2020 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 26 Number 3 (September 2020)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 26, Number 3 (September 2020) Review of Lucia Scherzberg, Zwischen Partei und Kirche: Nationalsozialistische Priester in Österreich und Deutschland (1938-1944), Schriftreihe “Religion und Moderne” Band 20 (Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag, 2020). 645 pages, 49,00,-…

Review of Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener, eds., Catholics and Third Reich: Controversies and Debates

Review of Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener, eds., Catholics and Third Reich: Controversies and Debates

September 1, 2019 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 25 Number 3 (September 2019)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 25, Number 3 (September 2019) Review of Karl-Joseph Hummel and Michael Kißener, eds., Catholics and Third Reich: Controversies and Debates, translated by Christof Morrisey (Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 2018), 315 Pp., ISBN: 9783506787866. By Kevin P….

Review of Thomas Brodie, German Catholicism at War, 1939-1945

Review of Thomas Brodie, German Catholicism at War, 1939-1945

June 1, 2019 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 25 Number 2 (June 2019)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 25, Number 2 (June 2019) Review of Thomas Brodie, German Catholicism at War, 1939-1945 (Oxford/NY: Oxford University Press, 2018), 288 Pp., ISBN: 9780198827023. By Kevin P. Spicer, C.S.C., Stonehill College In German Catholicism at War,…

Review of Michael E. O’Sullivan, Disruptive Power: Catholic Women, Miracles, and Politics in Modern Germany, 1918-1945

Review of Michael E. O’Sullivan, Disruptive Power: Catholic Women, Miracles, and Politics in Modern Germany, 1918-1945

June 1, 2019 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 25 Number 2 (June 2019)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 25, Number 2 (June 2019) Review of Michael E. O’Sullivan, Disruptive Power: Catholic Women, Miracles, and Politics in Modern Germany, 1918-1945 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018), 344 Pp., ISBN: 9781487503437. By Kevin P. Spicer,…

Review of Jeffrey T. Zalar, Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770-1914

Review of Jeffrey T. Zalar, Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770-1914

March 15, 2019 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 25 Number 1 (March 2019)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 25, Number 1 (March 2019) Review of Jeffrey T. Zalar, Reading and Rebellion in Catholic Germany, 1770-1914 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press and the German Historical Institute, 2019). By Kevin P. Spicer, Stonehill College In 1984,…

Review of Richard Weikart, Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Belief that Drove the Third Reich

Review of Richard Weikart, Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Belief that Drove the Third Reich

June 27, 2017 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 23 Number 1/2 (June 2017)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 23, Number 1/2 (June 2017) Review of Richard Weikart, Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Belief that Drove the Third Reich (Washington, D.C: Regnery History, 2016), 386 pages, ISBN: 978-1-62157-500-9. By Kevin P. Spicer, C.S.C., Stonehill College…

Review of Thomas Forstner, Priester in Zeiten des Umbruchs. Identität und Lebenswelt des katholischen Pfarrklerus in Oberbayern 1918 bis 1945

Review of Thomas Forstner, Priester in Zeiten des Umbruchs. Identität und Lebenswelt des katholischen Pfarrklerus in Oberbayern 1918 bis 1945

June 1, 2014 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 20 Number 2 (June 2014)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 20, Number 2 (June 2014) Review of Thomas Forstner, Priester in Zeiten des Umbruchs. Identität und Lebenswelt des katholischen Pfarrklerus in Oberbayern 1918 bis 1945 (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2014), 603 pp., ISBN: 978-3-525-55040-3. By Kevin…

Article Note: Nicholas Railton, “Escaping from Sodom: A Christian Jew Encounters German Antisemitism”

March 1, 2014 · by Kevin Spicer · in News and Notes, Volume 20 Number 1 (March 2014)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 20, Number 1 (March 2014) Article Note: Nicholas Railton, “Escaping from Sodom: A Christian Jew Encounters German Antisemitism,” Journal of Ecclesiastical History 64 (2013): 787-826. By Kevin P. Spicer, C.S.C., Stonehill College In his fascinating…

Review of Robert A. Ventresca, Soldier of Christ: The Life of Pope Pius XII

Review of Robert A. Ventresca, Soldier of Christ: The Life of Pope Pius XII

December 1, 2013 · by Kevin Spicer · in Reviews, Volume 19 Number 4 (December 2013)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 4 (December 2013) Review of Robert A. Ventresca, Soldier of Christ:  The Life of Pope Pius XII (Cambridge, MA:  Harvard University Press, 2013), 405 pp. ISBN:  978-0-674-04961-1. By Kevin P. Spicer, C.S.C., Stonehill College…

Research Note: New Works on German Roman Catholicism Published within 2012-2013

September 1, 2013 · by Kevin Spicer · in News and Notes, Volume 19 Number 3 (September 2013)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 3 (September 2013) Research Note: New Works on German Roman Catholicism Published within 2012-2013 By Kevin P. Spicer, C.S.C., Stonehill College Keeping up with the ever-expanding literature on recent German church history remains…

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Volume 26, Number 3 (September 2020)

  • Letter from the Editors (September 2020)
  • Fierce Culture Wars Over Three Construction Projects in the German Capital Region
  • The Nazis and Religion: Digital Visual Resources for Research and Teaching
  • Review of Lucia Scherzberg, Zwischen Partei und Kirche: Nationalsozialistische Priester in Österreich und Deutschland (1938-1944)
  • Review of Manfred Gailus, Friedrich Weißler. Ein Jurist und bekennender Christ im Widerstand gegen Hitler
  • Review of A Hidden Life, written and directed by Terrence Malick
  • Article Note: Jörg L. Spenkuch and Philipp Tillmann, “Elite Influence? Religion and the Electoral Success of the Nazis”
  • Article Note: Amit Varshizky, ‘The Metaphysics of Race: Revisiting Nazism and Religion
  • Article Note: Ionuṭ Biliuṭă, “Fascism, Race, and Religion in Interwar Transylvania: The Case of Father Liviu Stan (1910–1973)”
  • Article Note: Thomas J. Kehoe, “The Reich Military Court and Its Values: Wehrmacht Treatment of Jehovah’s Witness Conscientious Objectors”
  • The German Bishops in the World War: The English Text

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