Antisemitism In Germay
After Germany lost the war in 1945, Germay was subjected to de-nazification. This meant that most, if not all, Nazi ideologies was to be purged from Germany. Leaders of Nazi Germany were hunted and brought to justice for war crimes. There was a questionnaire that was sent out to all citizens in Germany, which would assess whether those individuals were influenced by Nazi ideologies. However, for the German Christians, arose a much deeper problem. After the war, the Confessing church did not know what to do with the German Christians. The Confessing church had the responsibility to unite with the German Christian Church, but did not know what to do with the antisemitic clergy and theologians. Therefore, against their own convictions, the Confessing Church admitted the German Church clergy to the Confessing Church because of the lack of clergy during the time.
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The declaration of 1950, to this day has not been published into English. There are speculations that perhaps the German Evangelical church is still not repentant. Nevertheless, the German Evangelical Church is now united with the same goal in mind, to reconstruct their nation and the church. Today, antisemitism can be seen in a myriad of forms. For example, member of the Reformed tradition often holds to the belief that the church has replaced Israel (Supersessionism or Replacement Theology). This belief that God passed over Israel’s covenant promise and gave it the church can be seen as an antisemitic theology. Antisemitism is an ideology that will be perhaps near impossible to eradicate from the thoughts of
The declaration of 1950, to this day has not been published into English. There are speculations that perhaps the German Evangelical church is still not repentant. Nevertheless, the German Evangelical Church is now united with the same goal in mind, to reconstruct their nation and the church. Today, antisemitism can be seen in a myriad of forms. For example, member of the Reformed tradition often holds to the belief that the church has replaced Israel (Supersessionism or Replacement Theology). This belief that God passed over Israel’s covenant promise and gave it the church can be seen as an antisemitic theology. Antisemitism is an ideology that will be perhaps near impossible to eradicate from the thoughts of