Protestantische Rompilger
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Protestantische Rompilger (subtitled: Der Verrat an Luther, or The treason of Luther
) was a polemic written by Alfred Rosenberg
to answer the Protestant criticism (mainly from the Confessing Church
) of his 1930 The Myth of the Twentieth Century
. It was also aimed against Friedrich Rittelmeyer
and the Christengemeinschaft. In it, he demanded that the German Volk be released from Christianity and called Christian teachings of sin and grace as an "teachings of inferiority". It was published by the Hoheneichen-Verlag, Munich, in a gift edition (already on its 4th edition by 1932, 696 S.), Volksausgabe (from 1933, 712 S.), Dünndrucksaugabe (712 S). and in an 86 page 1937 edition.
was a prominent Lutheran involved in the polemical controversy against Rosenberg.
, rector of the foundation of Santa Maria dell'Anima
and an expert of the Holy Office, played a large part in getting "Myth of the 20th Century" placed on the Index of Forbidden Books on 7 February 1934 as a result of Protestantische Rompilger.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
) was a polemic written by Alfred Rosenberg
Alfred Rosenberg
' was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi Party. Rosenberg was first introduced to Adolf Hitler by Dietrich Eckart; he later held several important posts in the Nazi government...
to answer the Protestant criticism (mainly from the Confessing Church
Confessing Church
The Confessing Church was a Protestant schismatic church in Nazi Germany that arose in opposition to government-sponsored efforts to nazify the German Protestant church.-Demographics:...
) of his 1930 The Myth of the Twentieth Century
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
The Myth of the Twentieth Century is a book by Alfred Rosenberg, one of the principal ideologues of the Nazi party and editor of the Nazi paper Völkischer Beobachter. It was the most influential Nazi text after Hitler's Mein Kampf. The titular "myth" is "the myth of blood, which under the sign of...
. It was also aimed against Friedrich Rittelmeyer
Friedrich Rittelmeyer
Friedrich Rittelmeyer was a Protestant German minister, theologian and co-founder and driving force of The Christian Community.-Life:...
and the Christengemeinschaft. In it, he demanded that the German Volk be released from Christianity and called Christian teachings of sin and grace as an "teachings of inferiority". It was published by the Hoheneichen-Verlag, Munich, in a gift edition (already on its 4th edition by 1932, 696 S.), Volksausgabe (from 1933, 712 S.), Dünndrucksaugabe (712 S). and in an 86 page 1937 edition.
Protestant churches
The work released a storm of indignation from the Deutschen Evangelischen Kirche, evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche, Bruderrat der Evangelischen Kirche, schlesischen Bekenntnissynode, Martin-Luther-Bund and other connected organisations. 96 church leaders signed the Die Erklärung der 96 evangelischen Kirchenführer gegen Alfred Rosenberg against it in 1937. Walter KunnethWalter Künneth
Walter Künneth was a German Protestant theologian. During the Nazi era, he was part of the Confessing Church, and in the 1960s took part in the debate around the demands of Rudolf Bultmann to 'de-mythologize' the New Testament as an advocate of a word-oriented interpretation of the Bible...
was a prominent Lutheran involved in the polemical controversy against Rosenberg.
Roman Catholic church
Bishop Alois HudalAlois Hudal
Alois Hudal was a Rome-based bishop of Austrian descent. He was for thirty years head of the small Austrian-German congregation of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome and until 1937, an influential representative of the Austrian Church...
, rector of the foundation of Santa Maria dell'Anima
Santa Maria dell'Anima
Santa Maria dell'Anima is a Roman Catholic church in central Rome, Italy, just west of the Piazza Navona and near the Santa Maria della Pace church. It was the national church of the Holy Roman Empire in Rome...
and an expert of the Holy Office, played a large part in getting "Myth of the 20th Century" placed on the Index of Forbidden Books on 7 February 1934 as a result of Protestantische Rompilger.
Replies
- Ein Wort zu Alfred Rosenbergs Protestantische Rompilger: Rompilger oder Protestanten? Ulrich Nielsen, 1937
- Flugblatt des protestantischen Dekans, Kornacker, 1937
- Evangelische Wahrheit! Ein Wort zu Alfred Rosenbergs Schrift, Walter KünnethWalter KünnethWalter Künneth was a German Protestant theologian. During the Nazi era, he was part of the Confessing Church, and in the 1960s took part in the debate around the demands of Rudolf Bultmann to 'de-mythologize' the New Testament as an advocate of a word-oriented interpretation of the Bible...
- Antwort auf den Mythus, Walter Künneth, 1935
- Wider die Verfälschung des Protestantismus, Walter Künneth
- Evangelische Wahrheit! Ein Wort zu Alfred Rosenbergs Schrift "Protestantische Rompilger", Walter Künneth, 1937
- Verrat an Luther? Erwiderung auf Alfred Rosenbergs "Protestantische Rompilger", Siegfried Scharfe