[Rezension von: Hockenos, Matthew D., 1966-, Then they came for me]

Martin Niemöller’s famous but misunderstood confession, “First they came for the Communists …” continues to inspire people from many walks of life who read it as a call to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted who are different from themselves. But arguably, even more inspiring is Hockenos’s...

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Main Author: Carter-Chand, Rebecca ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Contributors: Hockenos, Matthew D. 1966- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2021]
In: A journal of church and state
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 151-153
Review of:Then they came for me (New York : Basic Books, 2018) (Carter-Chand, Rebecca)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Niemöller, Martin 1892-1984 / National Socialism
IxTheo Classification:KBB German language area
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Book review
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Summary:Martin Niemöller’s famous but misunderstood confession, “First they came for the Communists …” continues to inspire people from many walks of life who read it as a call to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted who are different from themselves. But arguably, even more inspiring is Hockenos’s portrait of Niemöller as a flawed individual who, over the course of his life, learned, grew, and changed his mind about his core values. Understanding the statement as a confession is key, for as Hockenos states at the outset, Niemöller did not remain silent about the arrest of socialists, trade unionists, and...
ISSN:2040-4867
Contains:Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csaa094