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Normalization? German Theologians Respond to the Rise of the Far Right

Schmiedel, Ulrich LU (2023) In Reviews in Religion and Theology 30(1-2). p.18-24
Abstract
The far right is on the rise across Europe. In Germany, the political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has had striking success in several elections, establishing itself in parliaments across the country. Although Christianity comes up in the programmes and the politics of this party, theologians in Germany have been hesitant to engage the rise of the far right. In this review, I present two publications that put an end to this hesitation. Although I cannot cover each and every chapter, I aim to showcase the key concerns and the key concepts of both publications in order to stress the contrast between them. Both theologically and politically, the stakes are high. The question of how to respond to the rise of the far right, I... (More)
The far right is on the rise across Europe. In Germany, the political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has had striking success in several elections, establishing itself in parliaments across the country. Although Christianity comes up in the programmes and the politics of this party, theologians in Germany have been hesitant to engage the rise of the far right. In this review, I present two publications that put an end to this hesitation. Although I cannot cover each and every chapter, I aim to showcase the key concerns and the key concepts of both publications in order to stress the contrast between them. Both theologically and politically, the stakes are high. The question of how to respond to the rise of the far right, I suggest, cuts to the core of the conceptualization of the identity of Christianity. (Less)
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Reviewed works: Christentum von Rechts: Theologische Erkundungen und Kritik [Right-wingChristianity: Theological Explorations and Critique], Johann Hinrich Claussen,Martin Fritz, Andreas Kubik, Rochus Leonhardt, and Arnulf von Scheliha, MohrSiebeck, 2021. vi + 234 pp. ISBN: 978-3-16-160005-0 Rechte Normalisierung und politische Theologie. Eine Standortbestimmung[Right-wing Normalization and Political Theology: Defining a Standpoint],Jan Niklas Collet, Julia Lis, and Gregor Taxacher (eds), Pustet, 2021. ) 280 pp. ISBN: 978-3-7917-3287-9
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