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The modernist God state : a literary study of the Nazis' Christian Reich

Summary: The Modernist God State seeks to overturn the traditional secularization approach to intellectual and political history and to replace it with a fuller understanding of the religious basis of modernist political movements. Lackey demonstrates that Christianity, instead of fading after the Enlightenment, actually increased its power by becoming embedded within the concept of what was considered the legitimate nation state, thus determining the political agendas of prominent political leaders from King Leopold II to Hitler. Lackey first argues that novelists can represent intellectual and politi.

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ISBN: 1441155759
ISBN: 9781441155757
ISBN: 1441198733
ISBN: 9781441198730
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum International Pub., ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	6 The making of Hitler and the Nazis: a tale of modern secularization or Christian idealism?7 William Styron's Sophie's Choice: locating the Christian theology of the Nazi's genocidal anti-Semitism; Conclusion The theological origins of Hitler and the Nazis: a question of method; Bibliography; Index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.