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

Stroud, Dean G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802869025 ISBN 13: 9780802869029

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2013

Synopsis

A revealing window into Christian opposition inside Nazi Germany What did German preachers opposed to Hitler say in their Sunday sermons? When proclaiming Christ could cost a pastor his life, what words encouraged and challenged him and his congregation? Preaching in Hitler's Shadow begins with an extended exploration of preaching inside the Third Reich that enables readers to better understand the danger each pastor confronted every time he went into the pulpit. Dean Stroud pays special attention to the role language played in the battle over the German soul, pointing out the use of Christian rhetoric in opposition to Nazi language. The second part of the book presents thirteen translated full length sermons by a variety of preachers, including Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, and others not as well known. A running commentary on each text 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.

Edition details

• 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