The Architecture of Faith under National Socialism
Lutheran Church Building(s) in Braunschweig, 1933–1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10087197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Friedrich Christian Weber (Technische Universität Braunschweig, corresponding author), Friedrich Weber (0009-0002-5135-0249), Charlotte Methuen (0000-0001-9260-1337, University of Glasgow) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 340-371 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046913002571 |
| OpenAlex | W2041533504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
It has frequently been assumed that church building ceased after the National Socialists came to power in Germany in 1933. This article shows that it continued, and considers the reasons why this was the case. Focussing on churches built in the Church of Braunschweig between 1933 and 1936, it explores the interactions between emergent priorities for church architecture and the rhetoric of National Socialist ideology, and traces their influence on the building of new Protestant churches in Braunschweig. It examines the way in which Braunschweig Cathedral was reordered in accordance with National Socialist interests, and the ambiguity which such a reordering implied for the on-going Christian life of the congregation. It concludes that church building was widely understood to be a part of the National Socialist programme for creating employment, but was also used to emphasise the continuing role of the Church in building community. However, there is still much work to be done to investigate the ways in which churches and congregations interacted with National Socialism in their day-to-day existence
Archaeology · Communism · Faith · Ideology · Nazism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Protestantism · Rhetoric · Socialism · Sociology · Theology · Architecture · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |