Hitlers Reichskirchenminister

Nationalsozialistische Kirchenpolitik als strategisches Scheitern 1935–1941

By (author) Daniel E. D. Müller

Book cover: Hitlers Reichskirchenminister

Extent: 384 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Veroffentlichungen der Kommission fur Zeitgeschichte, Reihe B: Forschungen

Series volume number: 150

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(December 2025)

ISBN: 9783506798145

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $92.00

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Why did the Reich Secretary of Church Affairs fail and how did Hitler benefit from it strategically? This study analyzes the complete failure of the Reich Ministry of Church Affairs under Hanns Kerrl as a deliberately dysfunctional institution. Kerrls ineffectiveness served Hitlers strategy: maintaining church cooperation, consolidating power, and presenting himself as a unifying figure to the people. Based on extensive sources, the book reveals this failure as Hitlers calculated political strategy.

  • By (author) Daniel E. D. Müller