An embassy besieged : the story of a Christian community in Nazi Germany /

An embassy besieged : the story of a Christian community in Nazi Germany /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Barth, Emmy, 1961-
Imprint:	Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books ; Rifton, N.Y. : Plough Pub. House, c2010.
Description:	xiii, 306 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Rhön Bruderhof -- History. Hutterian Brethren -- History. Hutterian Brethren (Corporate Name) Rhön Bruderhof. Bruderhof Communities -- Relations -- National Socialism -- Germany. National socialism and religion. Spiritual life -- Hutterian Brethren. National socialism and religion. Germany. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8270966

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ISBN:	9781608998791 (pbk.) 1608998797 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-298) and index.
Summary:	"Here for the first time in print is the story of a small group who dared to confront Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich with the love of Jesus Christ. Avoiding covert resistance on the one hand and complicity and compromise on the other, the Rhön Bruderhof, under the courageous leadership of Eberhard Arnold, boldly witnessed to the politics of the Kingdom of God in Nazi Germany. Although "less than a gnat to an elephant," in Arnold's words, they believed that as God's ambassadors love could overcome hatred-even of Adolf Hitler himself. This is an amazing account of a community who stayed true to the nonviolent way of the Cross, and how, despite relentless Nazi opposition, God protected and victoriously led them along the way."--Publisher's website.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Historical Background: The Path to Community
2. Hitler's Rise to Power
3. March to April 1933
4. May to June 1933
5. June to October 1933
6. October to November 1933
7. Plebiscite and Raid
8. November to December 1933
9. January to February 1934
10. February to May 1934
11. June to July 1934
12. Romans 13
13. July to August 1934
14. September to December 1934
15. January to March 1935
16. March to October 1935
17. The Revelation of John
18. November 1935
19. December 1935 to July 1936
20. August to December 1936
21. January to April 1937
22. May to July 1937
Notes
Bibliography
Index