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    Hitler's Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda
    Hitler's Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda
    Hitler's Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda
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    Hitler's Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda

    By Erwin W. Lutzer

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    The story of Nazi Germany is one of conflict between two saviors and two crosses.

    “Deine Reich komme,” Hitler prayed publicly—“Thy Kingdom come.” But to whose kingdom was he referring?

    When Germany truly needed a savior, Adolf Hitler falsely assumed the role. He directed his countrymen to a cross, but he bent and hammered the true cross into a horrific substitute: a swastika.

    Where was the church through all of this? With a few exceptions, the German church looked away while Hitler inflicted his “Final Solution” upon the Jews. Hitler’s Cross is a chilling historical account of what happens when evil meets a silent, shrinking church, and an intriguing and convicting exposé of modern America’s own hidden crosses.

    Erwin W. Lutzer extracts a number of lessons from this dark chapter in world history, such as:

    • The dangers of confusing church and state
    • The role of God in human tragedy
    • The parameters of Satan's freedom
    Hitler's Cross is the story of a nation whose church forgot its call and discovered its failure way too late. It is a cautionary tale for every church and Christian to remember who the true King is.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoody Publishers
    Release dateDec 15, 2015
    ISBN9780802493309
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    Erwin W. Lutzer

    Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church, where he served as the senior pastor for 36 years. He is an award-winning author and the featured speaker on three radio programs that are heard on more than 750 national and international outlets. He and his wife, Rebecca, have three grown children and eight grandchildren and live in the Chicago area.

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      Mr. Lutzer examines the way Hitler and the Nazi's replaced the Christian Cross with their own symbol--the Swaztika. He examines the question of how the Christian churhc in Germany could have gone along so quietly with the horrors inflicted by the Nazi regime. I was fascinated with the historical tidbits about Hitler and his interactions with religion and I learned a lot that I didn't know. However I felt Lutzer interjected a bit too much evangelical thought into the text. While I could sympathize and agree with a lot of what he said it did seem a bit overwhelming to the historical story he was trying to tell. One chapter at the end to relate Hitler's regime to the modern day culture would have sufficed in my opinion. Still, I was fascinated by it and didn't want to put it down especially when I was learning new stuff about Hitler's life. So I recommend it with the warning that it has a lot of the evangelical viewpoint in it.

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