Luther’s Evil Writings
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”
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…
Conference Report: “The Confessing Church’s Memorandum of May 28, 1936 and the Murder of Friedrich Weißler (1891-1937) in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp,” Topography of Terror
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 4 (December 2016) Conference Report: “The Confessing Church’s Memorandum of May 28, 1936 and the Murder of Friedrich Weißler (1891-1937) in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp,” Topography of Terror, Berlin, May 28, 2016 By…
Review of Christoph Picker, Gabriele Stueber, Klaus Buemlein, and Frank-Matthias Hofmann, eds., Protestanten ohne Protest: Die evangelische Kirche der Pfalz im Nationalsozialismus
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 3 (September 2016) Review of Christoph Picker, Gabriele Stueber, Klaus Buemlein, and Frank-Matthias Hofmann, eds., Protestanten ohne Protest: Die evangelische Kirche der Pfalz im Nationalsozialismus, 2 Vols. (Speyer and Leipzig: Verlagshaus Speyer and Evangelische…
Review of Manfred Gailus and Clemens Vollnhals, eds, Mit Herz und Verstand—Protestantische Frauen im Widerstand gegen die NS-Rassenpolitik
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 1 (March 2016) Review of Manfred Gailus and Clemens Vollnhals, eds, Mit Herz und Verstand—Protestantische Frauen im Widerstand gegen die NS-Rassenpolitik (Göttingen: V&Runipress, 2013). Pp 280, with illustrations. ISBN: 9783847101734. By Victoria J….
Review of Manfred Gailus, ed., Täter und Komplizen in Theologie und Kirchen 1933-1945
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 1 (March 2016) Review of Manfred Gailus, ed., Täter und Komplizen in Theologie und Kirchen 1933-1945 (Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag, 2015). Pp. 260. ISBN 9783835316492. By Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University Manfred Gailus’ newest contribution…
A Past that Will Not Pass Away: A Contribution to the 850th Anniversary of the Brandenburg Cathedral
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…
Review of Hilary Earl and Karl A. Schleunes, eds., Lessons and Legacies, Volume XI: Expanding Perspectives on the Holocaust in a Changing World
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 21, Number 1 (March 2015) Review of Hilary Earl and Karl A. Schleunes, eds., Lessons and Legacies, Volume XI: Expanding Perspectives on the Holocaust in a Changing World (Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2014). Xxii…
A Crusade, a Holy War: Protestant Preaching in War-time, 1914.
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…
In Remembrance: Ernst Klee (1942-2013)
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 20, Number 1 (March 2014) In Remembrance: Ernst Klee (1942-2013) By Manfred Gailus, Technische Universität Berlin Ernst Klee, who died in May of last year, was a redoubtable investigative journalist and a noted non-academic historian…
Review of Thomas Grossbölting, Der verlorene Himmel. Glaube in Deutschland seit 1945
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 4 (December 2013) Review of Thomas Grossbölting, Der verlorene Himmel. Glaube in Deutschland seit 1945 (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013), Pp. 320. By Manfred Gailus, Technische Universität Berlin This review appeared originally (in German) in Der…
Review of the Internet website “Evangelischer Widerstand”
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 1 (March 2013) Review of the Internet website “Evangelischer Widerstand,” http://evangelischer-widerstand.de. By Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University College The interactive website “Evangelischer Widerstand” (www.evangelischer-widerstand.de) is a powerful presentation of the Protestant Christian resistance to…
Crosses and Swastikas
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 1 (March 2013) Crosses and Swastikas By Manfred Gailus, Technische Universität Berlin The following article was written to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nazi seizure of power. It was published in Der…
Review of Hildegard Frisius et al., eds., Evangelisch getauft – als Juden verfolgt. Spurensuche Berliner Kirchengemeinden
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 18, Number 4 (December 2012) Review of Hildegard Frisius, Marianne Kälberer, Wolfgang G. Krogel, Gerlind Lachenicht, Frauke Lemmel, eds., Evangelisch getauft – als Juden verfolgt. Spurensuche Berliner Kirchengemeinden (Berlin: Wichern–Verlag, 2008), 452 Pp. By Manfred Gailus, Technische…