Karl Barth, Memory, and the Nazi Past: Confronting the Question of German Guilt

This article examines Karl Barth’s confrontation with the Nazi past in his post-war occasional writings and speeches from 1945 to 1950. My thesis is that as early as January 1945, months before the end of the war in Europe, Barth publicly argued the collective guilt of the German people yet sought n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: William S. Skiles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/10/974