ePub Charity in Islamic Societies (Themes in Islamic History) by Dr Amy Singer in History

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Analyzing the previously unexplored religious views of the Nazi elite; Richard Steigmann-Gall argues against the consensus that Nazism as a whole was either unrelated to Christianity or actively opposed to it. In contrast; Steigmann-Gall demonstrates that many in the Nazi movement believed the contours of their ideology were based on a Christian understanding of Germany's ills and their cure. He also explores the struggle the "positive Christians" waged with the party's paganists and demonstrates that this was not just a conflict over religion; but over the very meaning of Nazi ideology itself. Richard Steigmann-Gall is assistant professor of history at Kent Sate University. He earned his BA and MA at the University of Michigan; and PhD at the University of Toronto. He has earned fellowships and awards from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada; the Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism in Israel; and the Max-Planck Institut fur Geschichte in Göttingen. His research interests include modern Germany; Fascism; and religion and society in Europe; and he has published articles in Central European History; German History; Social History; and Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte.