German Catholics and Hitler's Wars
A study in social control
Zahn, Gordon C.
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York, USA
Year First Published: 1962
Year Published: 1969
Pages: 232pp Resource Type: Book
Why did German Catholics (along with other Christian groups) lend almost complete support to Hitler's wars of conquest? Why is there a record of only a handful of Catholic conscientious objectors to Hitler's aggression?
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Part I
1. History and Methodology of the Study
2. The Social-Control Dimension
3. The Value-Selection Dimension
4. A Question of Judgment
Part II
5. Statement of the Problem
6. The Bishops
7. Clement August von Galen
8. Michael Cardinal Faulhaber
9. Conrad Gröber
10. Franz Josef Rarkowski
Part III
11. Analysis and Interpretation
12. Sociotheological Implications
Bibliographical Notes
Subject Headings
