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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Barnes, Kenneth C. |
| Title, Analytic | The Missouri Synod and Hitler's Germany |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1989 |
| Volume ID | 24 |
| Location in Work | 131-147 |
| Abstract | This article examines the response of 1930's German-American Missouri Synod Lutherans to the Nazi regime. Most German Americans were opposed to Nazi policies and remained attached to American democratic values. Only a small minority was attracted to the Deutschamerikanischer Volksbund, a front for Nazi activities in the U.S. Leaders of the Missour Synod, like most other German Americans, did not join Nazi organizations and remained loyal to America. Although German Lutheran immigrants had largely entered the American cultural mainstream, they maintained a strong German identity. This, combined with their conservative political attitudes, resulted in some ambivalence and even support of Nazi politics in the 1930's. Examined in this essay are the public statements and commentary about Nazi Germany made by Missouri Synod leaders in four journals published between 1933 and 1945: the Lutheran Witness, Der Lutheraner, the Concordia Theological Monthly, and the Walther League Messenger. |
| Call Number | MKI periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Lutheran Church/ World War, 1939-1945 -- German Americans/ National Socialism/ Churches/ Politics/ German-American Bund |