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Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984 to Rector Harvey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.195.01 Author/Creator: Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984 Place Written: Wiesbaden, Germany Type: Typed letter signed Date: 12 May 1968 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17.9 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Niemoller writes to Harvey, an American pastor, arguing that "preaching" is not on the way out, but changes need to be made in preaching style to fit modern audiences that find traditional sermons too impersonal. He believes the Gospel is the only answer to problems of the day and the means to prevent the "victory of inhumanity." He agrees that religion as "a kind of mythological piety is passing swiftly."

Niemöller, Martin, 1892-

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