Book contents
- British Christians and the Third Reich
- British Christians and the Third Reich
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I An Inhabited Landscape
- Part II The German National Revolution, 1933–1934
- Part III Resisting a Rapprochement, 1935–1937
- Part IV Crisis, 1938–1939
- Part V The Onslaught, 1939–1943
- Part VI A Gathering Judgement, 1944–1949
- Endings and Legacies
- Bibliography
- Index
Part III - Resisting a Rapprochement, 1935–1937
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2022
- British Christians and the Third Reich
- British Christians and the Third Reich
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I An Inhabited Landscape
- Part II The German National Revolution, 1933–1934
- Part III Resisting a Rapprochement, 1935–1937
- Part IV Crisis, 1938–1939
- Part V The Onslaught, 1939–1943
- Part VI A Gathering Judgement, 1944–1949
- Endings and Legacies
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In 1935 those who had felt that the Hitler regime would endure were vindicated. In the eyes of the world it had begun to cast aside the phantoms of revolutionary incoherence and, by degrees, acquire the solid substance of political stability. This realisation inevitably altered perspectives both inside Germany and outside. The Nazi state had once been anxious that ecclesiastical controversies generated damaging international criticism. British Christians had exploited this effectively, not least in making use of diplomatic channels which were not yet in the hands of Party men and were responsive – even sympathetic – to their efforts. But for such endeavours time was running out and at least one proof of this came in the growing presence of Joachim von Ribbentrop. Abroad, meanwhile, critics of the Nazi regime found their protests vying with an increasingly confident body of sympathisers who argued that while particular objections might be raised the Nazi state had come to stay and peace should be made with it. Germany was active, efficient, hopeful. This was a nation which looked, eagerly, for friends and partners in commerce and in culture. It looked to take its place in the world. It would host the Olympic Games in August 1936.
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- British Christians and the Third ReichChurch, State, and the Judgement of Nations, pp. 139 - 202Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022