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Richard Steigmann-Gall is Associate Professor of History at Kent State University, and was the Director of the Jewish Studies Program from 2004 to 2010. He received his BA in history in 1989 and MA in European History in 1992 from the University of Michigan, and his PhD in European History in 1999 from the University of Toronto.〔(Kent University official website )〕 In 2003, he published ''The Holy Reich'' through Cambridge University Press, which explored Nazi conceptions of Christianity. ''The Holy Reich'' argues that the Nazi Party was not anti-Christian as popularly understood, nor was it in any sense a paganist movement.〔Steigmann-Gall, Richard (2003). ("Rethinking Nazism and Religion: How Anti-Christian were the 'Pagans'?" ) ''Central European History'' 36 (1): 75-105.〕 Exploring the concept of positive Christianity, Steigmann-Gall writes that many in the Nazi Party leadership believed themselves and their movement to be inherently Christian.〔Steigmann-Gall, Richard (2003). ''(The Holy Reich: Nazi conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945. )'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (p. 3. )〕 He argues that point 24 of the Nazi Party Program of 1920—which states that "the party as such represents the point of view of a positive Christianity without binding itself to any one particular confession"—was according to Steigmann-Gall, "more than a political ploy."〔Steigmann-Gall, Richard (2007). ''The Holy Reich'' (p. 14 )〕 It was "central to the inner logic of their worldview."〔Steigmann-Gall, Richard (2007). ''The Holy Reich'' (p. 51 )〕 Steigmann-Gall also underscores the fact that some anti-Christians party members fought to "expunge Christian influence from Nazism" and the movement became "increasingly hostile to the churches".〔Steigmann-Gall, Richard (2003). ''The Holy Reich''. (pp. 13-50 ), (p. 252. )〕 ''The Holy Reich'' has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.〔Steigmann-Gall, Richard (2007). ("Christianity and the Nazi Movement: A Response." ) 42 (2): 185–211.〕 It has been reviewed widely,〔Steigmann-Gall, Richard (2007). ("The Holy Reich: reviews and interviews." ) Steigmann-Gall is also a fan of social media and self-portraiture, and enjoys playing golf On September 30, 2009 Steigmann-Gall was featured on the ''The History Channel'' in a documentary discussing Hitler's religious views.〔"Hitler's Blood Oath" (2009). ''Nostradamus Effect''. History. 30 September 2009. (Clip 1 ) (2 )(3 )(4 ) (5 )(6 )(7 )〕〔 Kent State University (2011). ("Faculty News." ) ''Department of History Newsletter'' (Spring): 12. "A particularly valuable lesson was learned when he agreed to appear in a History Channel documentary about Hitler. A pleasant March weekend in sunny Burbank, California left him feeling like a star, but left him somewhat puzzled that the production team apparently had yet to come up with a title for the program. Two weeks before its premier last September, he finally got word: "The Nostradamus Effect: Hitler's Blood Oath"! Not anticipating becoming a talking head for one of the more sensationalistic theories about Hitler currently in circulation, he learned a valuable lesson about the limits of controlling your message."〕 ==Notes and references== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Steigmann-Gall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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