The Völkisch Modernist Beginnings of National Socialism

Its Intrusion into the Church and Its Antisemitic Consequence

Bibliographic Data

ID4299652
AuthorsKarla Poewe (University of Calgary, corresponding author), Lrving Hexham (University of Calgary)
Year2009
Volume3
Issue4
Pages676-696
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1749-8171.2009.00156.x
OpenAlexW2067562195
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

The main thesis of this paper is that Nazi religiosity has its origins in the pagan phenomenon called the völkisch movement. This movement consisted of uncountable religious-cum-political groups called Bünde whose leaders and followers were closely interconnected with one another and with the developing Nazi Party. From there völkisch thought penetrated the German Protestant Church and found followers among some Catholics. Given this development, an obvious question follows, namely, can National Socialism be blamed on Christianity and is Christian anti-Judaism the ultimate source of the Holocaust

Antisemitism · Christianity · Epistemology · German · Judaism · Nazism · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Religiosity · Socialism · Sociology · The Holocaust · Theology · European history and politics · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity · Religious studies

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