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- British Christians and the Third Reich
- British Christians and the Third Reich
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I An Inhabited Landscape
- Part II The German National Revolution, 1933–1934
- Part III Resisting a Rapprochement, 1935–1937
- Part IV Crisis, 1938–1939
- Part V The Onslaught, 1939–1943
- Part VI A Gathering Judgement, 1944–1949
- 13 Unconditional Realities
- 14 Peace Aims and Retribution
- 15 Justice in 1945 and After
- Endings and Legacies
- Bibliography
- Index
14 - Peace Aims and Retribution
1944–1945
from Part VI - A Gathering Judgement, 1944–1949
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2022
- British Christians and the Third Reich
- British Christians and the Third Reich
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I An Inhabited Landscape
- Part II The German National Revolution, 1933–1934
- Part III Resisting a Rapprochement, 1935–1937
- Part IV Crisis, 1938–1939
- Part V The Onslaught, 1939–1943
- Part VI A Gathering Judgement, 1944–1949
- 13 Unconditional Realities
- 14 Peace Aims and Retribution
- 15 Justice in 1945 and After
- Endings and Legacies
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Without William Paton the Peace Aims group still enjoyed eminence, substance and commitment. It had also found what it had lacked at the beginning: a creative context in which realistic people were beginning to discuss what kind of future might be wrung from the achievement of victory. Temple and Bell persevered, but the loss of Paton was plainly a disaster and now they also had far less with which to work in Catholic Westminster. When a new Peace Aims document was drafted and submitted to Hinsley’s successor, Archbishop Griffin, Temple found him to be a far colder prospect. ‘Whilst’, replied Griffin, ‘I am in sympathy with practically all the suggestions contained in the document, and as you so kindly left it to me as to whether I should feel inclined to sign, I prefer to withhold my name from signature.’1
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- British Christians and the Third ReichChurch, State, and the Judgement of Nations, pp. 353 - 371Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022