[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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Format: | Electronic Review |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2021]
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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)
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Niemöller, Martin 1892-1984
/ National Socialism
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IxTheo Classification: | KBB German language area SA Church law; state-church law |
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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... |
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ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csaa094 |