Investigates the use of theological motifs in Adolf Hitler's public speeches and writings, and offers an answer to the question of why Hitler and his theo-political ideology were so successful presenting an alternative to the discontents of modernity. This title offers a systematic reconstruction of Hitler's use of theological concepts.
"While Hitler's Theology might seem narrow on the surface-narrowly centered on Nazism and on Catholic theology-it actually has profound relevance for modern social movements and for general understandings of culture. I immediately found ways to apply Bucher's thinking-and the thinking of Schmitt and Eric Voegelin-to my courses on anthropology and on violence....It reminds us that much important work is being done outside-but just outside-our discipline, and that all scholars share an interest in culture and cultural movements."