Churches and Religion in the Second World War

<p>Despite the wealth of historical literature on the Second World War the subject of religion and churches in occupied Europe has been undervalued - until now. This critical European history is unique in delivering a rich and detailed analysis of churches and religion during the Second World War looking at the Christian religions of occupied Europe: Catholicism Lutheranism Calvinism and Orthodoxy. <p/>The authors engage with key themes such as relations between religious institutions and the occupying forces; religion as a key factor in national identity and resistance; theological answers to the Fascist and National Socialist ideologies especially in terms of the persecution of the Jews; Christians as bystanders or protectors in the Holocaust; and religious life during the war. <i>Churches and Religion in the Second World War</i> will be of great value to students and scholars of European history the Second World War and religion and theology.</p>