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Semester 2 unit: The Church Under and Against Hitler

This unit explores the conflict between the Nazi regime and the German Churches (the Kirchenkampf – ‘Church Struggle’) in the early 1930s, looking at its theological and political causes, the differing ways in which the Nazi government dealt with Protestants and Catholics, and the divisions that emerged within German Protestantism itself. By analyzing texts from the German Christian movement and the Confessing Church, we will see the ways in which both sides sought to justify their responses to Nazism. Through critical study of the Barmen Declaration, we consider the relevance of the Kirchenkampf to our own lives today.

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Provider (College) Trinity College Theological School
Study period Semester 2, 2023
Class time Tuesdays, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Lecturer The Revd Professor Mark Lindsay
Level Undergraduate Level 3

Postgraduate level 9 (Elective)

Study Mode Face-to-face and Online
Unit Code CH3800T (face-to-face)

CH3809T (online)

CH9800T (face-to-face)

CH9809T (online)

1 comment

  • HI Mark,
    I don’t see any audit option for this subject, but is there any possibility that I could attend as a not for credit student?
    Aviva Kipen

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