Publisher's Synopsis
Christian Resistance!? Protestant Church and National Socialism How did Protestant Christians express their opposition against the regime in the times of National Socialism? This book presents concrete examples of acts of resistance reaching from a partial discontent to total rejection and participation in the attempted coup. Alongside known persons like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Niemoller, or Elisabeth Schmitz, the focus is also put on groups of Christian resistance that have been barely noticed so far as for example the religious socialists, the Christian members of the National Committee for a Free Germany, or the conscientious objectors. The actions of the few dissidents are seen before the background of the political development and the behavior of the Protestant majority.
