The Holy Reich : reviews and interviews (last updated April 2007)
Interviews:
“The Christian Nazis?” by Christopher Shea. “Critical Faculties” column in the “Ideas” section of The Boston Globe , 17 August 2003, p. D4. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2003/08/17/the_christian_nazis
Interview by Stephen Crittenden, “The Religion Report” weekly radio program, Australian Broadcasting Corporation : September 17, 2003. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s946813.htm
Interview by Phillip Adams, “Late Night Live” daily radio program, Australian Broadcasting Corporation : January 31, 2005. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/s1292519.htm
Review essays in academic media:
George Williamson, “A Religious Sonderweg? Reflections on the Sacred and the Secular in the Historiography of Modern Germany," in Church History 75 (2006): 139-56. (rethinks the Sonderweg debate through the frame of religion).
Neil Gregor, “Politics, Culture, Political Culture: Recent Work on the Third Reich and Its Aftermath,” Journal of Modern History 78 (2006): 643-83. (essay on recent literature which begins with a four-page analysis of Holy Reich ).
Mark Edward Ruff, “The Nazis’ Religionspolitik : An Assessment of Recent Literature,” The Catholic Historical Review 92 (2006): 252-66 (comparison of Holy Reich with Wolfgang Dierker’s Himmlers Glaubenskrieger ).
Milan Babík, “Nazism as a Secular Religion,” History and Theory 45 (2006): 375-96 (explores the conceptual apparatus underpinning Holy Reich ).
“Discussion Forum – Richard Steigmann-Gall’s The Holy Reich ,” with critiques by Doris Bergen, Manfred Gailus, Irving Hexham, Ernst Piper and Stanley Stowers, moderated by Richard Evans and with rejoinder by the author: Journal of Contemporary History 42/1 and 42/2 (2007).
Reviews in academic media:
John S. Conway, “Review of Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919- 1945 ,” H-German , June 2003. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=55161057430311
Uwe Schmidt, “Rezension von Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919- 1945 ,” H-Soz-u-Kult , October 2003. http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2003-4-048
Daniel Johnson, “An Ice-Cold Embrace.” Review in The Times Literary Supplement , 28 November 2003, p. 10. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/incomingFeeds/article752952.ece
Anita Bunyan, “Hitler’s Hymn to Jesus.” Review in The Times Higher Education Supplement , 28 November 2003.
Richard Weikart, “Review of Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich, Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919- 1945 ,” German Studies Review 27/1 (2003): 174-75.
Herbert Andrews, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Choice (January 2004): 983-984.
2 Donald Dietrich, “Review of Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919- 1945 ,” European History Quarterly 34/2 (2004): 258-61.
Lothar Kettenacker, “Review of Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919- 1945 ,” Bulletin of the German Historical Institute London 26/1 (2004), 116-120.
Mary-Jane Haemig, “Review of Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919- 1945 ,” Church History 73/2 (2004): 438-39.
Jonathan Sperber, “Review of Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919- 1945 ,” Neue Politische Literatur 49/3 (2004): 516-517.
Kristin Semmens, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Canadian Journal of History 39/2 (2004): 370-71.
David Taylor, “ The Social Bases of Nazism, 1919-1933 By Detlef Muhlberger; The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 By Richard Steigmann-Gall; Alternatives to Hitler: German Resistance under the Third Reich By Hans Mommsen,” German Politics 13 (2004): 395-96.
Ries Roowan, “Boekbesprekingen – The Holy Reich: Nazi conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Tijdschrift voor geschiedenis 117 (2004): 636.
Robert Bates, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” German History 22/3 (2004): 489-91.
Heinz Hürten, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte 91/3 (2004): 343.
Mikko Ketola, “Uusi tulkinta natsismin velasta kristinuskolle,” Yearbook of the Finnish Society of Church History (2004).
Martyn Housden, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Reviews in History (University of London, Institute of Historical Research) (2004). http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/housdenM.html
Donald Fries, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” History: Review of New Books 32/2 (2004): 67.
Brian Porter, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Holocaust and Genocide Studies 19/1 (2005): 125-27.
Michael von Prollius, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Archiv für Sozialgeschichte 45 (2005): 652-656.
Kees Gispen, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Central European History 38/3 (2005): 509-512.
Beth Griech-Polelle, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” American Historical Review 110/5 (2005): 1620.
Suzanne Brown-Fleming, “Gottglaubigers – Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Review of Politics 67 (2005): 570-571.
Björn Biester, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Theologische Literaturzeitung 130 (2005): 980-981.
Doris Bergen, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Catholic Historical Review 91/4 (2005): 841-43. 3
Jean-Thomas Nicole, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Studies in religion/Sciences religieuses 34/3 (2005): 597.
Andrew Chandler, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” English Historical Review 120 (2005): 487-489.
Riccardo Bajav, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Historische Zeitschrift 281 (2005): 810-811.
Wilhelm Damberg, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte 116/2 (2005): 292-94.
Allan Fletcher, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Open History , ?, 37.
Martin Durham, “Richard Steigmann-Gall, The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Socialist History 26 (2005), 102-104.
Tom Lawson, “Richard Steigmann-Gall , The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 ,” Ethnic and Racial Studies 29/2 (2006): 366-367.
Reviews in popular media:
Review by Richard Ostling, AP religion writer, syndicated as:
“Many leaders of Hitler’s Germany saw themselves as Christians – of a Sort,” The Augusta Chronicle , 6 June 2003; “Religious Exploitation: Many Leaders of Hitler’s Germany used Christian Resources to Develop Extremist Faith,” The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal , 7 June 2003; “Christian Nazis Wanted a New Version of the Bible,” Mansfield News Journal , 14 June 2003;
also in: South Bend Tribune , 5 June 2003; The Skagit Valley Herald , 7 June 2003; Racine Journal Times , 8 June 2003; The Bremerton Sun , 7 June 2003; The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon), 7 June 2003; Times Colonist (Victoria), 7 June 2003; Bradenton Herald , 14 June 2003; St. John's Telegram (Newfoundland), 29 June 2003.
“Selbst Teil der Dunkelheit,” by Richard J. Evans. Review in the “Feuilleton” section of the Süddeutsche Zeitung , 15 July 2003, p. 14.
“Var nazismen protestantisk?” by Lennart Lundmark. Review in the “Kultur” section of the Dagens Nyheter , 1 August 2003.
“Nazi Pulpits?” by Jack Fischel. Review in the “Books and Arts” section of The Weekly Standard , 28 July 2003, p. 29-30. Author’s response in The Weekly Standard , 18 August 2003, p. 7. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/917oiylq.asp
Ronald Rychlak, “The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945.” Review in the “Briefly Noted” section of First Things 136 (October 2003): 75-79. http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0310/reviews/brieflynoted.html
“The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945” by John Carmody. Review in The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 December 2003. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/26/1072308668437.html 4
“Were the Nazis Christians?” by Dimitri Cavalli. Review in Crisis: Politics, Culture and the Church 21: 3 (February 2004). http://www.crisismagazine.com/february2004/book5.htm
Amitabh Pal, “The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945.” Review in “Good Books Lately” section of The Progressive 68: 4 (April 2004). http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_4_68/ai_115079758
“The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945” by Canon Wilkinson. Review in Church Times (July 16, 2004). http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/80256E4E00384246/httpPublicPages/A6B04333B0AEA9C780256EA7004071C3?o pendocument
“The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945” by Tom Aitken. Review in The Christian Century (August 10, 2004). http://www.christiancentury.org/dept_books_07.htm
Mentions in popular media:
Michael Burleigh, “Another chance to kick the Catholics,” The Sunday Times , 27 July 2003. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article850131.ece
“Year in review” list by Richard Ostling, AP religion reporter, syndicated as:
“Religious books give substance to gift-giving,” The Halifax Herald , 6 December 2003; “For gift-giving with substance, consider 2003’s notable religious books,” Kansas City Star , 6 December 2003; “Spiritual substance: A look at the year’s notable religious books,” The Concord Monitor , 13 December 2003; “New religion books offer substance,” The Indianapolis Star , 20 December 2003.
also in: South Bend Tribune , 4 December 2003; The Brainerd Dispatch , 5 December 2003; The Oak Ridger , 5 December 2003; Augusta Chronicle , 5 December 2003; Holland Sentinel , 6 December 2003; The Victoria Advocate , 6 December 2003; Shawnee News-Star , 6 December 2003; Bradenton Herald , 6 December 2003; Montgomery Advertiser , 7 December 2003; Evansville Courier & Press , 7 December 2003; The Daily Herald , 12 December 2003; Suburban Chicago Newspapers , 12 December 2003; The Henderson Gleaner , 13 December 2003;
Norman Ravitch, “Confessions and Retractions on the Problem of Christian Antisemitism,” in “The Current Thinking” section of Tikkun Magazine: A Bimonthly Jewish and Interfaith Critique of Politics, Culture, & Society , April 12, 2004. http://www.tikkun.org/index.cfm/action/current/article/230.html
Gerald Walton Paul, “Exploring the ‘Shadow Side’ of Faith,” The Kingston Whig-Standard , 24 April 2004. http://www.emergence.qc.ca/mariage_articles/20040424_1.htm
“Paperbacks,” The Times (Weekend Review) , 2 October 2004. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article488662.ece?token=null&offset=12