Alexander Schmorell : Saint of the German Resistance

• Autore: Perekrestov Elena
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : Holy Trinity Publications, , 2017; ©2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (147 pages)
• Disciplina: 943.086092
• Soggetto topico: Schmorell, Alexander, 1917-1943; Weisse Rose (Resistance group); Anti-Nazi movement--Germany--Munich
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Munich
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Resisting the Dictatorship of Evil -- 2. I Am Orthodox: We Do It Differently -- 3. Facing Man's Cruel Handiwork -- 4. Coming Together -- 5. Books and Mentors -- 6. Days of Darkness -- 7. Bringing the Truth to Light -- 8. Birch Trees and Bloodshed -- 9. Another Alexander -- 10. We Will Not Be Silent -- 11. In the Midst of Deepest Night -- 12. We Will Meet in Eternity -- 13. Criminal Sought: One Thousand Marks' Reward -- 14. When? Where? How? With Whom? -- 15. Before the People's Court -- 16. Setting a Course for Heaven -- 17. Do Not Forget God! -- 18. You Shall Not Have Died in Vain -- 19. Serving Their Deepest Convictions and the Truth -- 20. A Saint for Our Time -- Appendix 1 The Life of St Anthimus of Nicomedia (September 3/16) -- Appendix 2 Alexander's Description of the Paschal Service in 1941 -- Appendix 3 Chronology -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Illustrations -- List of Illustrations -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "...Nothing is so unworthy of a civilized nation as allowing itself to be 'governed' without opposition by an irresponsible clique that has yielded to base instinct... So reads the first anti-Nazi tract issued in 1942 by a clandestine resistance organization in Germany called the White Rose. Their goal was to expose and hasten the demise of the Nazi regime that had seized control of their homeland and sought to dominate the whole of Europe with its explicitly anti-Christian ideology that rejected God and debased humankind. A key member of this German Resistance Group was Alexander Schmorell, a young man of Russian birth who had lived in Germany since his childhood. This biography eloquently recounts the journey of this energetic and talented student who whilst clearly loving life was willing to sacrifice it for the cause of true freedom. In doing so he testified to his Orthodox Christian faith that had taught him to love the beauty and liberty that the Nazis sought to destroy. In 1943 both Alexander and other leading members of the White Rose were executed by Hitler's regime. In 2012, the Russian Orthodox Church officially recognized him as a martyr and saint" --back cover.
• Titolo autorizzato: Alexander Schmorell
• ISBN: 0-88465-456-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163933203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II