The christian faith is a religion of history. The faith is established through the real action in the world. The situation during the time 1933~1945 were test and temptation for the church and human being.

This book shows, how the political power of Nazis oppressed the church and christian, and how the church and christian stand against the Nazis power.

And we can recognise, what the being of church and the christian should be. Through this book we can hope, the reader see the future of church and christian.

Book One
The Preface / 7
Section One
I. Prologue: The Mystery of Church / 17
II. The Nazis National Community and German Christianity / 29
1. Hitler and Christianity / 30
2. The Christian Policy Direction of the Nazis / 40
3. The Confessing Church and the Underground Movement of the Church Struggle / 53
4. Barmen Theology Declaration / 68
Section Two
III. Naturalization of the National Belief and German Faith / 75
1. Naturalization of the National Belief / 76
1. The Nazi Faith: Ethnic group and Myths / 76
2. The German Faith Movement (DGB) / 82
3. The Assertion of J. W. Hauer / 87
2. DGB’s Criticism of Christianity / 90
3. Ideals of the National Church / 95
1. The Assertion of E. Bergmann / 95
2. From the Cult to the New Religion / 107
IV. Nationalism and Christianity / 115
1. The National Protestants before 1933 / 117
2. GB Empire Christians (Deutsche Christen) / 124
1. Luther’s Influence and Thüringen / 124
2. The Assertion of J. Hossenfelder / 139
3. The Assertion of F. Wieneke / 147
4. The Practical Christianity (Positives Christentum) / 152
3. Christlich-deutsche GB / 159
1 The Phenomenon / 159
2. The Conservative Swing of Theology / 166
3. F. Gogarten / 169
4. P. Althaus / 171
5. G. Kittel / 174
6. E. Hirsch / 180
Section Three
V. The Nazis’ Oppression of Christianity / 183
1. The Oppressive Organizations of Christianity / 183
2. Christianity’s Policy Organization / 188
1. The Department of Church under the Nazi Government / 188
2. The Department of Church under the Nazi Party / 195
3. Eisenach Research Institute / 197
4. The Nazi Theologian, W. Grundmann / 200
3. The Empire Christianity’s Domination of Church Body / 206
1. Appointment of Bishop Mueller / 206
2. Mueller’s Theory of Practical Christianity / 208
3. The Policy of the Empire Christianity / 212