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Martin Luther In Nazi Germany
The German Reformation theologian Martin Luther was widely lauded in Nazi Germany prior to the Nazi government's dissolution in 1945, with German leadership praising his seminal position in German history while leveraging his Martin Luther and antisemitism, antisemitism and folk hero status to further legitimize their own positive Christian religious policies and Germanic ethnonationalism.Lindquist, David H., ''Luther’s Antisemitism in Historical Context: A Necessary Discussion for Christian Educators.'' Routledge, via WP:Wikipedia Library, The Wikipedia Library, 2013 Luther was seen as both a cross-confessional figurehead and as a symbol of German Protestant support for the Nazi regime in particular, with a religious leader even comparing Führer Adolf Hitler to Luther directly.Richard Steigmann-Gall, ''The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919–1945'', (Cambridge University Press, 2003), p.138. A major aspect of this ideological relationship was Martin Luther's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranach The Younger Portrait Of Martin Luther (detail)
Cranach is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Augustin Cranach (1554–1595), German painter *Hans Cranach (c. 1513–1537), German painter *Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472–1553), German artist *Lucas Cranach the Younger (c. 1515–1586), German artist See also *Granach *Harry Graf Kessler (1868–1937), founder of the Cranach Press {{surname, Cranach German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
