The Resistance of the Protestant Church in Nazi Germany and its Relevance for Contemporary Politics

Tobias Cremer

The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2019, vol. 17, issue 4, 36-47

Abstract: National populist leaders throughout the world increasingly seek to co-opt religion as an ethno-national identity marker. In contemporary discussions within religious communities about how to react, the German Confessing Church, which had opposed Nazism during the Third Reich, is often cited as a potential role model of resistance. This article reviews the historical origins, nature, methods, and evolution of this movement within the German Protestant Church from 1933–1945. It argues that the theological, political, and personal ambiguities of the Confessing Church’s opposition to Hitler are as instructive for today’s discussions as the heroism and integrity of its members.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1681728

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