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When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn from Nazi Germany Paperback – January 1, 2010

by Erwin W. Lutzer (Author), Eric Metaxas (Foreword)
4.8 out of 5 stars 1,033 ratings

This excellent book is so important. It clearly and powerfully explains what the parallels are between Germany's fall from grace and the beginning of our own fall. - Eric Metaxas, author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

In When A Nation Forgets God, Erwin Lutzer studies seven similarities between Nazi Germany and America today—some of them chilling—and cautions us to respond accordingly. Engaging, well-researched, and easy to understand, Lutzer’s writing is that of a realist, one alarmed but unafraid. Amidst describing the messes of our nation’s government, economy, legal pitfalls, propaganda, and more, Lutzer points to the God who always has a plan.

At the beginning of the twentieth Century, Nazi Germany didn’t look like a country on the brink of world-shaking terrors. It looked like America today. When a Nation Forgets God uses history to warn us of a future that none of us wants to see. It urges us to be ordinary heroes who speak up and take action.

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“Using the history of Nazi Germany as his canvas, Lutzer brilliantly illustrates a critically important truth.”

Frank Wright, Ph.D.
President & CEO
National Religious Broadcasters



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“Woodrow Wilson once spoke of the futility of a nation that forgets its heritage.  Erwin Lutzer asks a far more penetrating question: What happens to the nation that forgets God?  Using the history of Nazi Germany as his canvas, Lutzer brilliantly illustrates a critically important truth.  Just as nature abhors a vacuum, a culture which drives every vestige of God from the marketplace of ideas inevitably finds it has sown seeds that it will reap in the whirlwind.”

Frank Wright, Ph.D.
President & CEO
National Religious Broadcasters

From the Back Cover

"This excellent book is so important. It clearly and powerfully explains what the parallels are between Germany's fall from grace and the beginning of our own fall."¿—Eric Metaxas, author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

In When A Nation Forgets God, Erwin Lutzer studies seven similarities between Nazi Germany and America today—some of them chilling—and cautions us to respond accordingly. Engaging, well-researched, and easy to understand, the book explains the messes of our nation’s government, economy, legal pitfalls, and propaganda and points to the God who always has a plan.

In the early twentieth century, Germany didn’t look like a country on the brink of world-shaking terrors. It looked like America today. When a Nation Forgets God uses history to warn us of a future that none of us wants to see. It urges us to speak up, take action, and trust in God.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Moody Publishers
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2010
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ New Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802446566
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802446565
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.37 x 8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #4,006,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years (1980-2016). He earned a B.Th. from Winnipeg Bible College, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary LL.D. from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law (Now Trinity Law School).

A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on two radio programs: "Running to Win"—a daily Bible-teaching broadcast and "Songs in the Night"—an evening program that’s been airing since 1943. Running To Win broadcasts on over a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages. His speaking engagements include Bible conferences and seminars, both domestically and internationally, including Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Germany, Scotland, Guatemala, and Japan. He has led tours to Israel and to the cities of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Pastor Lutzer is also a prolific author of over seventy books, including the bestselling "We Will Not Be Silenced," "One Minute After You Die," and the Gold Medallion Award winner, "Hitler’s Cross." Pastor Lutzer and Rebecca live in the Chicago area and have three grown children and eight grandchildren. Connect with Pastor Lutzer on X (@ErwinLutzer) and through Moody Church Media.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers consider this book essential reading, particularly for teens and adults, praising its well-researched content and thought-provoking insights. Moreover, the writing quality receives positive feedback, with customers noting the author's expertise as both a speaker and writer. Additionally, the book effectively illustrates how history repeats itself, and one customer highlights its 140 pages of facts and truth. However, the book's scariness level receives mixed reactions, with several customers finding it frightening.

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103 customers mention "Readability"100 positive3 negative

Customers find the book highly readable and consider it essential reading, particularly emphasizing that it should be read by all Americans and Christians.

"Great book. Everyone should read it and heed it before our government sells us into socialism." Read more

"This is a great book that everyone in America should read and take to heart...." Read more

"Excellent book, written with a wisdom that comes from one who chose to walk with wise men. Definitely worth your time: short read." Read more

"A great read. How very timely it is. Christians and non-Christians alike will get the connection with todays world." Read more

42 customers mention "Insight"42 positive0 negative

Customers find the book insightful and well-researched, describing it as a wonderful history lesson that serves as a real eye-opener for the nation.

"...A real eye opener. I read Bonhoeffer (A great Christian) and I see a lot in common" Read more

"Wake up America. Very informative and as described." Read more

"This book is a real eye opener for this nation and its anti-God direction. We, as a nation, are in serious trouble!" Read more

"This is a well researched book that in its brevity (160 pages) speaks volumes...." Read more

24 customers mention "Thought provoking"21 positive3 negative

Customers find the book thought-provoking and full of wisdom, with one customer noting how it invites readers into the historical context, while another mentions how it can open vacillating minds in America.

"This is a book everyone should read...It is factual and thought provoking. This is where our country is going in a very fast pace." Read more

"I think everyone must read this book . Full of wisdom and WARNING of what is America becoming...." Read more

"...Very thought provoking with excellent historical connections...." Read more

"...It is very thought provoking and challenging." Read more

21 customers mention "Writing quality"20 positive1 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, noting it is well-crafted by a skilled author who is both a good speaker and writer.

"I found this book is very clear, well written, and invites you in to the context, of where we are as a Nation!..." Read more

"Well written and easy to understand language. Should be part of every Christian’s home library." Read more

"Very chilling but amazing book. Rev. Lutzer is a great author." Read more

"Erwin Lutzer is such a respected Pastor, author, teacher. I am glad to read what he says on this topic." Read more

12 customers mention "History accuracy"9 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's historical accuracy, noting that history tends to repeat itself, and one customer mentions it provides a timely perspective on World War II.

"...to read..it's not just a "spiritual" read, but also an historical read." Read more

"Current, up to date a MUST read!!!!!" Read more

"...The book isn't much a history. Those references are light. The impact comes from the way the book is written and the comparison to today...." Read more

"...Rather, this is a good condensed history of the rise of the Third Reich along with a cautionary tale about our own country...." Read more

12 customers mention "Truthfulness"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's content truthful and accurate, with one customer noting how it proves that history is repeating itself.

"Shocking how accurate this book is!" Read more

"I have purchased 3 or 4 of these books. It is a wonderful, truthful book. I have given this book as gifts...and I kept one for myself...." Read more

"This is a book everyone should read...It is factual and thought provoking. This is where our country is going in a very fast pace." Read more

"...Even if you are an atheist you should read this. Simple truth. Undeniable truth!" Read more

7 customers mention "Integrity"6 positive1 negative

Customers appreciate the integrity of the book, with one noting it's essential for Christians and another highlighting its message about suffering for Christ's sake.

"...He is a man of integrity, a scholar, and a thinker...." Read more

"this book is essential for any Christian.....highly recommend this book.....i've read it twice!" Read more

"Erwin Lutzer is such a respected Pastor, author, teacher. I am glad to read what he says on this topic." Read more

"...Count it an honor to suffer for Christ's sake 4) know that suffering is normal, it is one of God's gifts He gives the churches...." Read more

8 customers mention "Scariness level"4 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the scariness level of the book, with some finding it very frightening and haunting, while another customer notes how the rise of a despot is insidious.

"This book is both haunting and revealing. We ask ourselves, how could an enlightened nation such as Germany go so far off the rails?..." Read more

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Lutzer lays history over current events and the topography matches. A warning written in 2016, this book turns out to be prophetically accurate. This book is beyond politics, it is a call to Christians to stand.
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  • faithmum
    5.0 out of 5 stars A book for everyone to read especially parents.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2010
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    I am a homeschool Mum of 4 children, and didn't realize that this book would give me the inspiration to keep on keeping on, and leave the yellow school bus alone. This book uncovers the subtle lies the enemy has buried in the Western world that have made so many of us apathetic and looking just like the world. I know I get weary in having my children constantly being different, and my heart breaks as I see Christian parents letting large youth groups and programs be the spiritual discipleship of our children, instead of being the personal example and teaching them as it is our God given role. Another book a few years ago that changed our family was Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand. This book goes hand in hand with Wurmbrand's suffering for Christ, and the reminder that it is a part of every Christians life. I plan on purchasing this book for other friends that have made it their passion to politically debate anyone on the right, in the name of all the things the right has done to distort the gospel. Lutzer does an excellent job taking out political agendas from this book and challenging us as believers, first of all personally. If our own lives aren't on fire for the Lord and our walk with Him is off we will be completely ineffective. I was challenged by the research mentioned on successful Christians....success in terms of changing lives and being a difference, not in terms of health and wealth.
    1) Know the power of prayer and fasting. 2)Can recite large portions of Scripture and hymns.
    3)Count it an honor to suffer for Christ's sake 4) know that suffering is normal, it is one of God's gifts He gives the churches.
    If we as Christians alone, made the first one a goal, asking God to tranform our hearts, families would be changed, along with churches and communities. My heart is reignited, for these are the things I want to dilitgently work at and pass down to my girls. In our family if Christ and His word aren't imminent over everything else, we will just mix in to popular Christianity. Bonhoeffer's description of cheap grace in Germany just before the rise of Hitler hit home in a not so comfortable way, but we are to be iron sharpening iron.

    Thank you Dr. Lutzer for this book that crosses polital lines, and points to the heart of the gospel. My heart must change, before anything else can happen. The choice to let God reign surpreme in my life allows Him to unleash His work in everything my life than touches.
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  • Paula
    5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone needs to read this book
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2025
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    This is an easily read book that describes the fall of the Church in Germany and the beginning of the fall of the Church in the world. Get an understanding of what is happening and things that can be done about it.
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  • W. Wruble
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very relative for those desiring to understand what is happeneing in the United States today.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013
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    I found this book captivating , interesting and very enlightening. This book illustrates very well what happens when a moral vacuum is created, it is generally filled by one that is the opposite of what was replaced. We are presently reaping the fruits of this same type of situation in the United States. So many amazing insights in such a small book. Do you want to understand what is happening in the government and media sponsored shooting galleries called schools? Consider the following excerpt from the book.

    "This new Reich will give its youth to no one, but will itself take youth and give to youth
    its own education and its own upbringing." "Hitler believed quite rightly, that he who controls
    the youth controls the future. Parents, he insisted, needed to understand the limits of their
    responsibility; and if they cooperate, all would be well, if not, the law was on Hitler's side! In
    effect, what Hitler said was that the parents had the responsibility of raising the child's body,
    but the Reich would educate the child's soul."

    For years I have been telling people that we were being regressed to a level below that of animals. Humans have the ability to reason which animals do not. This book states things that I have come to understand in a very clear and understandable manner. Very thought provoking with excellent historical connections. This is a book everyone would be advised to read and consider the message contained within.
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  • Paul Engle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Insights worth pondering
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020
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    Here's an easy quick read. Yet it contains parallels with Nazi Germany that cause one to ponder. The author seems to avoid too glib comparisons. Consider these statements from the book:

    * There was not enough room in the churches for both the cross and the swastika.
    * Hitler always said that the best way to conquer your enemies is to divide them.
    * The Greater Good of Germany eclipsed individual freedoms and the right to opposition.
    * The future of America will not ultimately rest on politicians.
    * As long as the economy was strong, people didn't care whether they had freedom of speech, freedom of travel, or freedom of elections.
    * Given a choice most people will choose bread and sausage above individual liberties.
    * Treason was defined as anything that was contrary to the will and the purpose of the Reich.
    * He knew how to tap into the anger of the German people.
    * The second task of propaganda is the disruption of the existing state of affairs.
    * Before we know it we are in a world where facts do not matter.
    * Warning signs were overlooked because of this passion of people to believe.
    * The strategy is a combination of both lies and intimidation.
    * Remember that emotions are more powerful than rational arguments. In short simply demonize the opposition.
    * When the cross is wrapped in the flag of a political party, it is always distorted or diminished.

    This book was published in 2016. But it seems more timely than ever.
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  • Moira H. Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Such enlightening reading...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2015
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    This is a great book.....this is my second order....bought as a gift. Just proves that history repeats itself, and that we learn nothing when we ignore God!!!
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  • Anne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good topic
    Reviewed in Australia on July 5, 2024
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    Glad I purchased this book. Many Christians are too "politically correct" to tackle this subject. All democratic countries need to heed the warning signs mentioned in this book. As history repeats.
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  • Anthony
    5.0 out of 5 stars A nation without God is doomed to fail
    Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2025
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    Very interesting book.
    History is truly repeating itself.
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  • Clyde J. Thornhill
    5.0 out of 5 stars Truth and verifiable.
    Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2024
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    My book has been delayed until Jan 23/24. Will write a review then.
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  • alun c owen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2016
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    the best book I have ever read
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