The Fabricated Luther: Refuting Nazi Connections and Other Modern Myths, 3rd ed.
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Overview
Did Martin Luther sow the seeds of Adolf Hitler’s homicidal utopianism? Quite the contrary. Uwe Siemon-Netto, a Lutheran journalist, refutes this cliché with empirical evidence. More than six decades ago, thousands of Germans were put to death for their attempt to overthrow the National Socialist tyranny. Among them were Lutherans Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Carl Friedrich Goerdeler. This study will show that both men acted in accordance with Martin Luther's teachings on resisting secular authority with moral courage and fortitude—in contrast with modern myths about Luther’s influence on the Third Reich.
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- Foreword
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Abbreviations
- 1. A Cliché Twice Defeated
- 2. Martin Luther: The Villain
- 3. Martin Luther: No Villain after All?
- 4. Martin Luther Vindicated (I): Carl Goerdeler
- 5. Martin Luther Vindicated (II): Leipzig 1989
- Epilogue: Kairos and Betrayal
- Appendix: One God, Two Kingdoms
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Title: The Fabricated Luther: Refuting Nazi Connections and Other Modern Myths
- Author: Uwe Siemon-Netto
- Edition: Third Edition
- Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 188
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; Two kingdoms (Lutheran theology) › History of doctrines; Germany › Politics and government--1933-1945; Germany (East) › Politics and government--1989-1990; National characteristics, German; Lutheran Church › Doctrines--History; Goerdeler, Carl, 1884-1945
- ISBNs: 9780758673091, 0758673094
- Resource ID: LLS:FABRICATEDLUTHER
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-01-11T05:37:36Z
Reviews
1 rating
Glenn Crouch
4/26/2024
I was surprised how much I learnt and how much I enjoyed this fine book. While not a long read, it is well put together and reasonably easy to read. I knew quite a bit about Bonhoeffer and from an historical point of view, Luther - but I was unfamiliar with Goerdeler. I was also keen to read more about the German Church (especially Lutherans) under Nazism. To my pleasant surprise, this book didn’t stop with the fall of Hitler, but continues with the reign of Communism in East Germany, and the aftermath following reunification. Rather than just refuting the myths about Luther (and his teaching) that the author starts out to do, he gives a good examination showing how the pre-WWII biases really prevented the pleas from German leadership (with Lutheran backgrounds and others) trying to get support to stop Hitler. I was very moved as I heard the stories of how so many fellow Lutherans (and fellow Lutheran pastors) kept true to the Gospel regardless of whether it was Nazism or Communism in control. Plus this has a wonderful categorised biography that encourages further reading. Highly recommended not only for fellow Lutherans, but for any who want to hear more about Germany under Nazism and Communism.