Tiger en svensk? Tystnader om tysk nationalsocialism i svensk press och i Svenska kyrkan 1933–1939

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Abstract

This inaugural lecture in the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities discusses the silence in Swedish press and in the Church of Sweden on National socialism, 1933-1939. This silence was neither common nor general, it was often concentrated to certain levels or matters. Silence could be compact, while the silent persons could speak on other levels, in other words, often in a theological language instead of a political one. It is being emphasized that the period 1933-1939 has a historical interest of its own, that cannot be reduced to prehistory. History must remain a moral problem, especially Church history. A moralizing history presents simplified solutions, but a moral historiography without moralism does not relativise.
Original languageSwedish
Title of host publicationKungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien Årsbok 2008
PublisherKungliga Vitterhets- historie- och antikvitetsakademien
Pages95-109
Volume2008
ISBN (Print)9789174023817
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Publication series

Name
Volume2008
ISSN (Print)0083-6796

Bibliographical note

The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (015017000)

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Free keywords

  • moralism
  • Church of Sweden
  • silence
  • National socialism
  • historiography
  • Swenaz-projekt, VR

    Rosengren, H. (Researcher), Andersson, L. M. (Researcher), Lindberg, B. (Researcher), Andersson, G. (Researcher), Geisler, U. (Researcher) & Jarlert, A. (Researcher)

    1900/01/012016/12/31

    Project: Research

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