{"product_id":"the-aryan-jesus-christian-theologians-and-the-bible-in-nazi-germany-paperback","title":"The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusannah Heschel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas Jesus a Nazi? During the Third Reich, German Protestant theologians, motivated by racism and tapping into traditional Christian anti-Semitism, redefined Jesus as an Aryan and Christianity as a religion at war with Judaism. In 1939, these theologians established the Institute for the Study and Eradication of Jewish Influence on German Religious Life. In \u003ci\u003eThe Aryan Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, Susannah Heschel shows that during the Third Reich, the Institute became the most important propaganda organ of German Protestantism, exerting a widespread influence and producing a nazified Christianity that placed anti-Semitism at its theological center. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on years of archival research, \u003ci\u003eThe Aryan Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e examines the membership and activities of this controversial theological organization. With headquarters in Eisenach, the Institute sponsored propaganda conferences throughout the Nazi Reich and published books defaming Judaism, including a dejudaized version of the New Testament and a catechism proclaiming Jesus as the savior of the Aryans. Institute members--professors of theology, bishops, and pastors--viewed their efforts as a vital support for Hitler's war against the Jews. Heschel looks in particular at Walter Grundmann, the Institute's director and a professor of the New Testament at the University of Jena. Grundmann and his colleagues formed a community of like-minded Nazi Christians who remained active and continued to support each other in Germany's postwar years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Aryan Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e raises vital questions about Christianity's recent past and the ambivalent place of Judaism in Christian thought.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Susannah Heschel's \u003ci\u003eThe Aryan Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and erudite investigation of the convergence between major trends in German Protestantism and Nazi racial anti-Semitism. By concentrating on the history of the Institute for the Study and Eradication of Jewish Influence on German Religious Life, Heschel describes in forceful detail the Nazification of all aspects of Protestant theology, including the Aryanization of Jesus himself. This is a highly original and important contribution to our understanding of the Third Reich.\"\u003cb\u003e--Saul Friedlander, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Susannah Heschel's fascinating, well-documented study not only reveals how and why German theologians during the Nazi period sought to dejudaize the church; it also exposes a perverted exegesis and theology that is still found, tragically, in pulpit, pew, and classroom.\"\u003cb\u003e--Amy-Jill Levine, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Based on mostly unknown archival material, this pathbreaking book digs deep into the most sensitive areas of Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jews. There can be no doubt that \u003ci\u003eThe Aryan Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e will raise discussion and controversy, and receive a lot of attention.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Brenner, University of Munich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Widely relevant, \u003ci\u003eThe Aryan Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e is an erudite and thoughtful book based on a massive amount of work and a staggering amount of research. Heschel's sound scholarship makes a valuable and significant contribution to religion and theology, as well as history. This is an important book with a strong--even urgent--sense of purpose.\"\u003cb\u003e--Doris L. Bergen, University of Toronto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusannah Heschel\u003c\/b\u003e is the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAbraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eMoral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays of Abraham Joshua Heschel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44279072981094,"sku":"9780691148052","price":66.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/N21kcmVHbENtNlNCWDIrL25WdGFudz09.webp?v=1766506481","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-aryan-jesus-christian-theologians-and-the-bible-in-nazi-germany-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}