Interview with Robert Ericksen Pt. 1
from Schenck Talks Bonhoeffer Hosted by Schenck Talks Bonhoeffer
In these introductory episodes to TDBI's series on Christian Nationalism, President Rev. Dr. Rob Schenck talks with German church historian and Holocaust scholar Dr. Robert Ericksen of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Professor Ericksen is the author of several books on the German Church Struggle, including Theologians Under Hitler. In this special extended two-part conversation, Ericksen explains how and why Christians in the Nazi era embraced Hitler's Third Reich dictatorship and genocide against Jews, Roma, "homosexuals," and general political dissidents. Professor Ericksen broadens the lens used to examine this narrow time frame by bringing into context the present moment just enough to warn us of the ominous parallels between what happened in post-Weimar Germany and what we are experiencing in contemporary America. This episode is brought to you by The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute. Links and Resources: Theologians Under Hitler Complicity in the Holocaust: Churches and Universities in Nazi Germany TDBI on Twitter TDBI on Facebook TDBI on Instagram
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