Review of Matthew D. Hockenos, Then They Came for Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor who Defied the Nazis
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 25, Number 1 (March 2019) Review of Matthew D. Hockenos, Then They Came for Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor who Defied the Nazis (New York: Basic Books, 2018). 322 pp. ISBN: 978-0-465-09786-9. Reviewed by Robert…
Review of Manfred Gailus and Clemens Vollnhals, eds., Für ein artgemässes Christentum der Tat: Völkische Theologen im “Dritten Reich”
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 24, Number 2 (June 2018) Review of Manfred Gailus and Clemens Vollnhals, eds., Für ein artgemässes Christentum der Tat: Völkische Theologen im “Dritten Reich”, Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, Göttingen, 2016, 329 pp. By Robert P. Ericksen,…
Review of Mark Edward Ruff, The Battle for the Catholic Past in Germany, 1945-1980
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 23, Number 4 (December 2017) Review of Mark Edward Ruff, The Battle for the Catholic Past in Germany, 1945-1980 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017). Pp. 408. ISBN 9781107190665. Reviewed by Robert P. Ericksen Mark Edward…
Memories of John Conway (1929-2017)
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,…
Conference Report: “Ecumenical Cooperation and World Politics”. The 2016 Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte/Contemporary Church History Conference
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 4 (December 2016) Conference Report: “Ecumenical Cooperation and World Politics”. The 2016 Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte/Contemporary Church History Conference, Helsinki, October 26-28, 2016 By Robert P. Ericksen On Oct. 26-28, 2016, Professors Aila Lauha and…
Conference Report: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte Meeting, 2015
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 22, Number 1 (March 2016) Conference Report: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte Meeting, 2015 By Robert Ericksen “‘Ein neues Klima’: Rezeptionsgeschichte des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils in Ost- und Mitteleuropa” A conference took place on December 3-4, 2015 at…
Conference Report: “Resistance Revisited and Re-questioned: Church and Society in Scandinavia and Europe”
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 21, Number 1 (March 2015) Conference Report: “Resistance Revisited and Re-questioned: Church and Society in Scandinavia and Europe” By Robert P. Ericksen, Pacific Lutheran University A conference hosted by the Royal Academy of Literature, History, and…
Review of Clifford Green and Guy Carter, eds., Interpreting Bonhoeffer
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 20, Number 1 (March 2014) Review of Clifford Green and Guy Carter, eds., Interpreting Bonhoeffer, Historical Perspectives/Emerging Issues (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2013), Pp. xvi + 258, ISBN 978-4514-6541-9. By John S. Conway, University of British Columbia The…
Conference Report: German Studies Association Conference, October 4-7, 2012, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 19, Number 1 (March 2013) Conference Report: German Studies Association Conference, October 4-7, 2012, Milwaukee, Wisconsin By Kyle Jantzen, Ambrose University College Once again this past year, the German Studies Association conference included a number…
Conference Report: Holocaust Scholarship: Personal Trajectories, Professional Interpretations
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 18, Number 4 (December 2012) Conference Report: Holocaust Scholarship: Personal Trajectories, Professional Interpretations, Capetown, South Africa, 20-22 August 2012 By Doris Bergen, University of Toronto This conference, sponsored by the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research…
Conference Report: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte Meeting, 2012
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 18, Number 4 (December 2012) Conference Report: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte Meeting, Emden, Germany, November 8-10, 2012 By Robert P. Ericksen, Pacific Lutheran University On November 8-10, 2012, a conference took place under the title, “‘Befreier der Deutschen Seele:’…
Conference Report: Lessons and Legacies Conference on the Holocaust
Contemporary Church History Quarterly Volume 18, Number 4 (December 2012) Conference Report: Lessons and Legacies Conference on the Holocaust: “The Holocaust Today: New Directions in Research and Teaching,” November 1-4, 2012, Northwestern University. By Lauren Faulkner, University of Notre Dame Professor Emeritus…
Review Article: Academic and Ecclesiastical Complicity in the Third Reich
ACCH Quarterly Vol. 18, No. 2, June 2012 Review Article: Academic and Ecclesiastical Complicity in the Third Reich By Victoria J. Barnett, Director of Church Relations, U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Robert P. Ericksen, Complicity in the Holocaust: Churches and Universities…
Review of Manfred Gailus and Armin Nolzen, eds., Zerstrittene “Volksgemeinschaft”: Glaube, Konfession und Religion im Nationalsozialismus
ACCH Quarterly Vol. 18, No. 1, March 2012 Review of Manfred Gailus and Armin Nolzen, eds., Zerstrittene “Volksgemeinschaft”: Glaube, Konfession und Religion im Nationalsozialismus (Göttingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 2011). By Robert P. Ericksen, Pacific Lutheran University “Woran glaubten die Menschen im…
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