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Shrill Bell Ringing

June 1, 2018 · by Manfred Gailus · in Articles, Volume 24 Number 2 (June 2018)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 24, Number 2 (June 2018) Shrill Bell Ringing With “Hitler Bells,” Protestant churches backed the “Führer.” Many still ring today. By Manfred Gailus, Technical University of Berlin; translated by Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University This article…

John S. Conway: engaged skeptic and skeptical activist

September 1, 2017 · by Doris Bergen · in Articles, Volume 23 Number 3 (September 2017)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 23, Number 3 (September 2017) John S. Conway: engaged skeptic and skeptical activist By Doris L. Bergen, University of Toronto This article was originally published in Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte 27 no. 1 (2014), and is reprinted here with…

Memories of John Conway (1929-2017)

September 1, 2017 · by Robert P. Ericksen · in Articles, Volume 23 Number 3 (September 2017)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 23, Number 3 (September 2017) Memories of John Conway (1929-2017) By Robert P. Ericksen, Pacific Lutheran University John Conway is known to all who contribute to or read this online journal as the energetic, knowledgeable,…

Luther’s Evil Writings

September 1, 2017 · by Manfred Gailus · in Articles, Volume 23 Number 3 (September 2017)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 23, Number 3 (September 2017) Luther’s Evil Writings The reformer was not only anti-Jewish, but also antisemitic. So he was understood in the Nazi era, too. By Manfred Gailus, Technical University of Berlin; translated by Kyle Jantzen,…

1933 as a Protestant Experience and the “Day of Potsdam”

June 27, 2017 · by Manfred Gailus · in Articles, Volume 23 Number 1/2 (June 2017)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 23, Number 1/2 (June 2017) 1933 as a Protestant Experience and the “Day of Potsdam” By Manfred Gailus, Technical University of Berlin; translated by Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University Lecture at the joint meeting of the…

On the Confessing Church’s June 1936 Memorandum to Hitler

June 1, 2016 · by Matthew D. Hockenos · in Articles, Volume 22 Number 2 (June 2016)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 2 (June 2016) On the Confessing Church’s June 1936 Memorandum to Hitler By Matthew D. Hockenos, Skidmore College This month marks the 80th anniversary of the Confessing Church’s most courageous act of opposition…

Public Lecture: On the Side of the Disenfranchised and the Weak: The Office of Pastor Grüber (1938-1940)

March 1, 2016 · by the Editors · in Articles, Volume 22 Number 1 (March 2016)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 1 (March 2016) Public Lecture: On the Side of the Disenfranchised and the Weak:  The Office of Pastor Grüber (1938-1940) By Hartmut Ludwig, Humboldt University, Berlin; translated by John S. Conway, University of…

The Quincentennial Commemoration of the Protestant Reformation in Secularized Germany

December 1, 2015 · by the Editors · in Articles, Volume 21 Number 4 (December 2015)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 21, Number 4 (December 2015) The Quincentennial Commemoration of the Protestant Reformation in Secularized Germany By Hartmut Lehmann Germany is one of the most secularized countries of Europe and in fact of the world. In…

Ferdinand Schlingensiepen and the Quest for the Historical Bonhoeffer

Ferdinand Schlingensiepen and the Quest for the Historical Bonhoeffer

December 1, 2015 · by Kyle Jantzen · in Articles, Volume 21 Number 4 (December 2015)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 21, Number 4 (December 2015) Ferdinand Schlingensiepen and the Quest for the Historical Bonhoeffer By Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University The Quest for the Historical Bonhoeffer [1] In recent years, the field of Bonhoeffer studies has…

Response to William Doino Jr. and the Film Lo vuole il Papa

September 1, 2015 · by the Editors · in Articles, Volume 21 Number 3 (September 2015)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 21, Number 3 (September 2015) Response to William Doino Jr. and the Film Lo vuole il Papa By Susan Zuccotti, Independent Scholar In the June 2015 edition of the Contemporary Church History Quarterly, William Doino…

A Past that Will Not Pass Away: A Contribution to the 850th Anniversary of the Brandenburg Cathedral

September 1, 2015 · by Manfred Gailus · in Articles, Volume 21 Number 3 (September 2015)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 21, Number 3 (September 2015) A Past that Will Not Pass Away: A Contribution to the 850th Anniversary of the Brandenburg Cathedral By Manfred Gailus, Technische Universität Berlin The following article was adapted from a…

Papal Rescue in Wartime Rome: A New Documentary and Commentaries

June 1, 2015 · by the Editors · in Articles, Volume 21 Number 2 (June 2015)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 21, Number 2 (June 2015) Papal Rescue in Wartime Rome: A New Documentary and Commentaries By William Doino Jr. On April 1st, a documentary was televised in Italy entitled, “Lo vuole il Papa” (The Pope Wants…

A Crusade, a Holy War: Protestant Preaching in War-time, 1914.

December 5, 2014 · by Manfred Gailus · in Articles, Volume 20 Number 4 (December 2014)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 20, Number 4 (December 2014) A Crusade, a Holy War: Protestant Preaching in War-time, 1914. By Manfred Gailus, Technische Universität Berlin This article is based on “Ein Gott, der Fahnen entrollt,” zeitzeichen: Evangelische Kommentare zu Religion…

15,000 days in the Life of a Bishop: Long-Term Project Prepares an On-Line Edition of the Diaries of Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber, Archbishop of Munich

June 1, 2014 · by the Editors · in Articles, Volume 20 Number 2 (June 2014)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 20, Number 2 (June 2014) 15,000 days in the Life of a Bishop: Long-Term Project Prepares an On-Line Edition of the Diaries of Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber, Archbishop of Munich By Hubert Wolf, University of Münster [1]…

Public Lecture: “November 1938: Perspectives from the Vatican Archives”

March 1, 2014 · by Suzanne Brown-Fleming · in Articles, Volume 20 Number 1 (March 2014)

Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 20, Number 1 (March 2014) Public Lecture: “November 1938: Perspectives from the Vatican Archives,” The Wiener Library for the Study of Holocaust and Genocide, 23 October 2013. By Suzanne Brown-Fleming, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum…

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Volume 31, Number 1 (Spring 2025)

  • Letter from the Editors (Spring 2025)
  • Thomas Großbölting in Memorium
  • Nachruf auf den Historiker Thomas Großbölting
  • “The New Testament is the most anti-Jewish book in the whole world.” Christian Antisemitism in the 20th Century
  • Review of Alexander Lamprecht, Zwischen Seelsorge und Diktatur: Südtirols Kirche in der NS-Zeit
  • Review of Gerlinde von Westphalen, Lady Abbess. Benedicta von Spiegel—Politische Ordensfrau in der NS-Zeit
  • Film Review of Zwischen uns Gott, Directed by Rebecca Hirneise
  • Review of Andreas Pangritz, Die Schattenseite des Christentums. Theologie und Antisemitismus

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