Protestantische Rompilger
Protestantische Rompilger was a polemic written by Alfred Rosenberg to answer the Protestant criticism of his 1930 The Myth of the [Twentieth Century]. It was also aimed against Friedrich Rittelmeyer and the Christengemeinschaft. In it, he demanded that the German Volk be released from Christianity and called Christian teachings of sin and grace as "teachings of inferiority". It was published by the Hoheneichen-Verlag, Munich, in a gift edition, Volksausgabe, Dünndrucksaugabe, and in an 86-page 1937 edition.
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Protestant churches
The work released a storm of indignation from the Deutschen Evangelischen Kirche, Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche, Bruderrat der Evangelischen Kirche, Schlesische Bekenntnissynode, Martin-Luther-Bund and other connected organisations. 96 church leaders signed the Die Erklärung der 96 evangelischen Kirchenführer gegen Alfred Rosenberg against it in 1937. Walter Kunneth was a prominent Lutheran involved in the polemical controversy against Rosenberg.
Bishop Alois Hudal, rector of the foundation of Santa Maria dell'Anima and an expert of the Holy Office, played a large part in getting "Myth of the 20th Century" placed on the Index of Forbidden Books on 7 February 1934 as a result of Protestantische Rompilger.
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Ein Wort zu Alfred Rosenbergs Protestantische Rompilger: Rompilger oder Protestanten? Ulrich Nielsen, 1937Flugblatt des protestantischen Dekans, Kornacker, 1937Evangelische Wahrheit! Ein Wort zu Alfred Rosenbergs Schrift, Walter Künneth Antwort auf den Mythus, Walter Künneth, 1935Wider die Verfälschung des Protestantismus, Walter KünnethEvangelische Wahrheit! Ein Wort zu Alfred Rosenbergs Schrift "Protestantische Rompilger", Walter Künneth, 1937Verrat an Luther? Erwiderung auf Alfred Rosenbergs "Protestantische Rompilger", Siegfried Scharfe