Between God and Hitler: German military chaplains and the crimes of the Third Reich
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Between God and Hitler: German military chaplains and the crimes of the Third Reich
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number291.1783315/0001
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]04495e
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]New York, New York, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Berghahn Books
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2010
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp123-138
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9781571813022
NotesArticle from the book In God's name: genocide and religion in the twentieth century pp123-138
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Examines the reaction of German military chaplains to the criminal policies of the regime. These men were direct witnesses of atrocity and mass murder and in the overwhelming majority of cases, the chaplains remained silent. There was a general tendency of chaplains to focus on providing the perpetrators with religious comfort rather than exerting their moral authority