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Preaching in Hitler's Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich - Softcover

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9780802869029: Preaching in Hitler's Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich
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ISBN 10: 0802869025 ISBN 13: 9780802869029
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2013

Synopsis

What did German preachers opposed to Hitler say in their Sunday sermons? When the truth of Christ could cost a pastor his life, what words encouraged and challenged him and his congregation? This book answers those questions.

Preaching in Hitler's Shadow begins with a fascinating look at Christian life inside the Third Reich, giving readers a real sense of the danger that pastors faced every time they went into the pulpit. Dean Stroud pays special attention to the role that language played in the battle over the German soul, pointing out the use of Christian language in opposition to Nazi rhetoric.

The second part of the book presents thirteen well-translated sermons by various select preachers, including Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, and others not as well known but no less courageous. A running commentary offers cultural and historical insights, and each sermon is preceded by a short biography of the preacher.

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About the Author

Dean G. Stroud is professor emeritus of German studies at the University of Wisconsin in LaCrosse. As a former Presbyterian pastor, he has long been interested in sermons preached by opposition pastors in Hitler's Germany.

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Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802869025
ISBN 13 
9780802869029
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
215
Editor
Stroud Dean G.
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