Religion in Germany has always had a different character from the rest of Europe. Due to the fragmented nature of the German landscape before its unification, Germany has a unique balance between Catholic and Protestant forces. Lutheranism, coming as it did from Germany, is a major force in German religion and the German identity. The teachings of Luther, and the peculiar national identity that those teachings, in part, inspired the mindset which allowed the Third …showed first 75 words of 1234 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1234 total…serving the state. The Churches also showed a regrettable reluctance to denounce Nazi political ideas, preferring to stay within the religious sphere. The Churches shaped the course of the creation of the Third Reich, and did little to fight the Frankenstein's monster that they helped to create. Works Cited Locke, Hubert G. (Ed), The Church Confronts the Nazis : Barmen Then and Now, Edwin Mellen Press, New York: 1984 Craig, Gordon A., The Germans, Meridian, New York: 1982