Faith and Fatherland

<p>An informative glimpse into the world of German Protestantsin the difficult Hitler era Faith and Fatherland approaches thehistory of the Church Struggle from the bottom up usingsources like pastors' correspondence parish newsletters localnewspaper accounts district superintendents' reports andlocal church statistics.</p><p>While Jantzen confirms the general understanding thatGerman Protestants failed to resist or even critique the Naziregime he reveals a surprising diversity of opinion and varietyof action including the successful efforts of some Lutheranpastors and parishioners to resist the nazification of theirchurches.</p>