The Aryan Jesus Christian theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany Heschel, Susannah 1952- creator text xx# monographic eng XVII, 339 S. : Ill. "Was Jesus a Nazi? During the Third Reich, German Protestant theologians, motivated by racism and tapping into traditional Christian anti-Semitism, redefined Jesus as an Aryan and Christianity as a religion at war with Judaism. In 1939, these theologians established the Institute for the Study and Eradication of Jewish Influence on German Religious Life. In The Aryan Jesus, Susannah Heschel shows that during fhe Third Reich, the Institute became the most important propaganda organ of German Protestantism, exerting a widespread influence and producing a nazified Christianity that placed anti-Semitism at its theological center." "Based on years of archival research, The Aryan Jesus examines the membership and activities of this controversial theological organization. With headquarters in Eisenach, the Institute sponsored propaganda conferences throughout the Nazi Reich and published books defaming Judaism, including a dejudaized version of the New Testament and a catechism proclaiming Jesus as the savior of the Aryans. Institute members - professors of theology, bishops, and pastors - viewed their efforts as a vital support for Hitler's war against the Jews."--BOOK JACKET. Susannah Heschel. Geschichte German-Christian movement National socialism and religion Church and state Germany History 1933-1945 Protestant churches Germany History 20th century Judaism (Christian theology) History of doctrines 20th century Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Causes Deutsche Christen Antijudaismus Evangelische Theologie Evangelische Kirche Bibelkritik Nationalsozialismus Rassismus Theologie Deutschland Deutschland Bibel Evangelische Kirche Institut zur Erforschung und Beseitigung des Jüdischen Einflusses auf das Deutsche Kirchliche Leben Institut zur Erforschung des jüdischen Einflusses auf das Deutsche Kirchliche Leben Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Theologische Fakultät Geschichte 1900-2000 rswkuebers Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1936-1945 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1938-1945 gnd rswk-swf BR856 274.3/0823 D 17.212 o 44.1.1 o 56.1 o 66.2 w 81 BB 1830 BO 6150 BO 6520 NQ 2330 NQ 2360 978-0-691-12531-2 0-691-12531-7 http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016796271&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA ANTI FREIZ DE-20 081030 20160627 990018664820302884