A Requiem for Hitler and Other New Perspectives on the German Church Struggle : SCM Press : 9780334022954 : 0334022959 : 01 May 2012 : Professor Scholder's book is a major contribution to our understanding of Christianity under the Nazi regime, in some ways going beyond his definitive history of the German churches under the Third Reich. The volume paints a vivid picture of the problems of living under any kind of totalitarian regime, with a wealth of detailed evidence and insightful judgments. A few illustrations from the book: After the news of Adolf Hitler's death, Cardinal Bertram of Breslau, the senior German prelate, drafted an order for a requiem mass to be said for Hitler throughout his churches; Under the Hitler regime any resistance in both Protestant and Catholic churches came largely from individuals, officially the churches were interested above all in maintaining their status quo; When Germany entered the Spanish Civil War, Hitler offered the churches support if they woul