Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-259) and index.
The church struggle : ecclesiastical, political, and theological disunity in the Third Reich -- Representations of the Nazi past in early 1945 -- Guilt from another world : guilt, repentance, and forgiveness in the year zero -- The Stuttgart declaration of guilt : religious confession, Freedom charter, or another Versailles? -- The guilt of the others : Bishop Wurm's letter to English Christians -- On the political course of our people -- The church and antisemitism -- A ray of light in their darkness : the church and anti-Judaism.
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Breaks new ground in the discussion of responsibility, guilt, and the Nazi past.
Church divided.
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Church and state-- Germany-- History-- 1933-1945.
Guilt-- Religious aspects-- Christianity-- History of doctrines-- 20th century.