Samuel Koehne

Religion in the Early Nazi Milieu: Towards a Greater Understanding of ‘Racist Culture’

S KOEHNE

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Contemporary History

In recent years there has been a renaissance of studies into the diverse relationships between National Socialism and esoteric or ..

Revisiting the "Nazi Occult": Histories, Realities, Legacies

Samuel Koehne

Journal article  |  2016  |  CENTRAL EUROPEAN HISTORY

Hitler and the Uses of Humiliation: Solace through "Racial Struggle"

S KOEHNE

Presentation  |  2015

Paper delivered at 'Emotions and Memory' workshop, 13 November 2015. As we approach the centenary of the Nazi Party’s foundation (..

Were the National Socialists a Volkisch Party? Paganism, Christianity, and the Nazi Christmas

Samuel Koehne

Journal article  |  2014  |  CENTRAL EUROPEAN HISTORY

A trend in studies about National Socialism and religion in recent years argues for a deliberate distinction between the Nazi Part..

The Racial Yardstick: "Ethnotheism" and Official Nazi Views on Religion

Samuel Koehne

Journal article  |  2014  |  GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW

This paper examines the topic of Nazism and religion in a new way, by considering the official explanations that were offered to p..

Nazism and Religion: The Problem of "Positive Christianity"

Samuel Koehne

Journal article  |  2014  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND HISTORY

Current debates on Nazism and religion are focused around the notion that the Nazis sought to promote a kind of Christian faith ca..

Nazism, Political Religion and "Ordinary" Germans

S Koehne

Journal article  |  2014  |  Agora

How did the churches - and their communities - respond to Nazism as a political religion? This paper examines this topic by taking..

Reassessing The Holy Reich: Leading Nazis' Views on Confession, Community and 'Jewish' Materialism

Samuel Koehne

Journal article  |  2013  |  JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY

Returning to the Journal of Contemporary History debate on The Holy Reich, this article argues that the notion of 'positive Christ..

'Never Forget That You Are a German': Die Brucke, 'Deutschtum' and National Socialism in Interwar Australia

Samuel Koehne

Journal article  |  2013  |  AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL STUDIES

Nazi Dreamtime: Australian Enthusiasts for Hitler's Germany

Samuel Koehne

Journal article  |  2013  |  AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL STUDIES