April: Theologians Under Hitler
Mondays, 7:00 PM Eastern, April 6, 13, 20, & 27
By the early 20th century, Germany led the world in culture, science, and theology. Schleirmacher, Hermann, and Ritschl had created ripples across the theological world. Wellhausen and Harnack pioneered new approaches to Biblical scholarship. Rudolf Kittel had published the world-acclaimed critical edition of the Hebrew Bible. The University of Berlin proudly housed the world’s leading Jewish studies program, Wissenschaft des Judentums (Science of Judaism).
How did a country that once led the study of theology, the Hebrew Bible, and Judaism quickly turn toward eradicating the Jews, the people of the book? How did leading thinkers come to subvert the German church? Who were the theologians under Hitler? This four-part series will explore these questions and examine how their subversion serves as a warning for us today.
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Stan Meyer
Stan Meyer is the Academic Dean of MJTI and Associate Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies. Dr. Meyer has a PhD in Intercultural Education from Biola University and an MA in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. His field of study is Jewish Social Scientific research, Jewish identity, and Contemporary Jewish history. He also teaches doctoral studies at The King’s University in Dallas and teaches Intercultural Studies at Grand Canyon University College of Theology in Phoenix. Dr. Meyer has authored several articles. Dr. Meyer and his wife Jacqui live in Phoenix, where they are elders at Baruch Hashem Messianic Synagogue.