Rewriting the Scriptures: Religious Justification for Nazi Anti-Semitism within Radical German Protestant Christianity

During their rule in Germany, the Nazis tried to provide religious justification for their anti-Semitic ideology. A large Christian population and tenets such as neighbourly love presented the Nazis with a potentially large hurdle. But due to the defeat in World War I and fears of social "corruption," Nazism had some Christian support. Some scholars even modified Scriptures to suit Adolf Hitler's agenda, creating a new "Nazi Christianity."

Episode thumbnail courtesy of Das Bundesarchiv via Wikipedia, showing "Deutsche Christen" celebrating Luther Day in 1933.