TY - BOOK AU - Barnes,Kenneth C. TI - Nazism, Liberalism & Christianity: Protestant social thought in Germany & Great Britain, 1925-1937 SN - 9780813156606 AV - BT738 .B2886 U1 - 261.8 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Christian sociology KW - Germany KW - History of doctrines KW - 20th century KW - Great Britain KW - Liberalism KW - History KW - National socialism KW - Libéralisme KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Nazisme KW - National Socialism KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Life KW - Social Issues KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity KW - General KW - Protestant KW - fast N1 - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The British and German Traditions; 3. Protestant Social Thought, 1925-1929; 4. Response to the Economic Crisis, 1930-1933; 5. The Social Message and the Nazi State, 1933-1937; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index N2 - The Great Depression devastated the economies of both Germany and Great Britain. Yet the middle classes in the two countries responded in vastly different ways. German Protestants, perceiving a choice among a Bolshevik-style revolution, the chaos and decadence of Weimar liberalism, and Nazi authoritarianism, voted Hitler into power and then acquiesced in the resulting dictatorship. In Britain, Labour and Tory politicians moved gingerly together to form a National Government that muddled through the Depression with piecemeal reform. In this troubling book about troubled times, Kenneth Barnes loo UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=938330 ER -