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The mythic foundation of National Socialism and the contemporary claim that the Nazis were Christians

I. Hexham
Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship/Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap | Vol 76, No 1 | a11 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v76i1.11 | © 2011 I. Hexham | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 June 2011 | Published: 21 June 2011

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I. Hexham, Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, CALGARY, Canada

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Abstract

This article examines the ideas of Alfred Rosenberg, the “chief ideologue” of German National Socialism. Its aim is to show that, contrary to the claims of a growing number of people encouraged by the so-called “new atheism”, the Nazis held a coherent worldview that was vehemently anti-Christian. To deal with criticism of Christianity by these writers and speakers, it is necessary for Christians to become aware of the Nazi worldview and how deeply it was rooted in modern paganism.

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Anti-Christian Propaganda; Nazism; Neo-Paganism; New Atheism

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