The Moral Imperative: New Essays On The Ethics Of Resistance In National Socialist Germany 19331945

by Andrew Chandler

Overview

This book covers the history of the German resistance and explores a number of the moral codes which inspired, justified and sustained the resisting conscience in the Third Reich. It argues that the position of the churches was characterised by 'fluctuations, ambivalences, and contradictions'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367294137
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction — The Role of the Churches in the German Resistance Movement — Laity and Churches in the Third Reich — Church, Religion, and the German Resistance — Prussian Elements in the German Resistance — The Persecution of the Jews as a Motive for Resistance Against National Socialism — An Unknown Case of Resistance: The Rescue of Jews in Christian-Jewish Mixed Marriages