The Fabricated Luther: The Rise and Fall of the Shirer Myth (Concordia Scholarship Today) [Paperback]

Uwe Siemon-Netto (Author)

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Concordia Pub House (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0570048001
• ISBN-13: 978-0570048008
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,084,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book shows how Luther inspires resistance to tyranny., November 30, 1997

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This review is from: The Fabricated Luther: The Rise and Fall of the Shirer Myth (Concordia Scholarship Today) (Paperback)

Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto's readable work is at once a well-documented scholarly monograph in German cultural history and an accessible, yet sophisticated introduction to the spiritual vitality of the Lutheran tradition as a source of ethical strength and Christian inspiration for Germans challenged by the savage tyranny of Hitler and the cynical dictatorship of the East German Communists. -- Donald S. Detwiler ([e-mail]), Carbondale, Illinois

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Corrects some popular myths, January 6, 2006

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This review is from: The Fabricated Luther: The Rise and Fall of the Shirer Myth (Concordia Scholarship Today) (Paperback)

A popular myth is that the church assisted Hitler. This book shows how Luther's understanding of the two kingdoms (government and church) assisted individual Christians to resist Hitler. The author was born in Leipzig, was trained as a journalist and is also a seminary graduate. His discussion of how Christians struggled against the Communists in the former East Germany relates some very interesting stories. In view of the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC devoting a room to Martin Luther as cause for the holocaust, this is a book that needs to be read widely to set the story straight.