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The Concepts of ‘Religion’, ‘Political Religion’ and the Study of Nazism

Stanley Stowers

Department of Religious Studies at Brown University

The concept of political religion as used in the study of National Socialism depends upon highly criticized expressive-symbolist theories of religion and an implied opposition to the religion of genuine Christianity. The idea of a counterfeit substitute for Christianity goes back to ancient Christian discourse about heresy. The article advocates rational-cognitivist approaches to religion and argues that these prove better for historical work on National Socialism, and that Steigmann-Galls Holy Reich is compatible with this way of theorizing religion.

Key Words: Christianity • Nazism • Religion

Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 42, No. 1, 9-24 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0022009407071628
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