Background: The Nazis presented themselves not as a political
party, but as a movement with a worldview that claimed every
aspect of life. In this, they made essentially religious claims.
This article outlines the Nazi argument for the centrality of
faith. It comes from Der Schulungsbrief, a monthly published by
the party that had a circulation of several million in 1939.
Nazi Party block wardens encouraged every household to
subscribe. 30 January was the anniversary of the Nazi takeover
in 1933. The source: H. Mehringer, “Sieg des Glaubens. Zum 30.
Januar,” Der Schulungsbrief, (January 1939), pp. 2-4 The Victory
of Faith On 30 January The briefest way to describe the misery
of the German people before the comprehensive and direction-
giving uprising of 1933 is this: the German people no longer had
a worldview. A worldview is not a subjective standpoint, a
personal opinion of what is true, but rather a force that shapes
an era, a firm will, “a view that binds together all deep
aspects of life” (as Rosenberg sa