The Polish Catholic Church under German Occupation: The Reichsgau Wartheland, 1939-1945
The first English-language investigation of German policy toward the Catholic Church in occupied Poland, this compelling story offers insight into the varied ways in which Catholics--from Pope Pius XII, to members of the Polish episcopate, to the Polish laity at the parish level--responded to the Na...
| Résumé: | The first English-language investigation of German policy toward the Catholic Church in occupied Poland, this compelling story offers insight into the varied ways in which Catholics--from Pope Pius XII, to members of the Polish episcopate, to the Polish laity at the parish level--responded to the Nazi regime's repressive measures. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Geographic Terms -- Guide to Polish Pronunciation -- Introduction -- 1. Tannenberg: The Einsatzgruppen and the Polish Clergy, Fall 1939 -- 2. Größte Härte: The Invasion of Poland: Ideology and Execution -- 3. Hetzkaplan: The Polish Church and the "Agitator Priest" in Nazi Ideology -- 4. Mustergau: The Reichsgau Wartheland as "Model Gau" -- 5. Dominselaktion: The "Cathedral Island Action" -- 6. Deportacja: The Deportation and Incarceration of the Clergy -- 7. Kult: Restrictions on Public Religious Life -- 8. Profanacja: Desecration and Plunder -- 9. Nationalitätenprinzip: National Segregation in Church Life -- 10. Dreizehn Punkte: From the "Thirteen Points" to the "September Decree" -- 11. Zerschlagung: The "Action for the Destruction of the Polish Clergy" -- 12. Dachau: Polish Clergy in the Concentration Camp Dachau -- 13. Nonnenlager: Women Religious in the Bojanowo Labor Camp -- 14. Späne: Kirchenpolitik in the Warthegau, 1942-1944 -- 15. Parafia: Parish Life -- 16. Konspiracja: Resistance and Conspiracy -- 17. "Et papa tacet"?: Pius XII and the Church in the Warthegau -- 18. Kurswechsel: A Change in Course -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0253054060 |