Gottgläubig
Non-denominationalism in Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Nazi Germany, Gottgläubig (literally: "believing in God")[1][2] was a Nazi religious term for a form of non-denominationalism and deism practised by those German citizens who had officially left Christian churches but professed faith in some higher power or divine creator.[1] Such people were called Gottgläubige ("believers in God"), and the term for the overall movement was Gottgläubigkeit ("belief in God"); the term denotes someone who still believes in a God, although without having any institutional religious affiliation.[1] These Nazis were not favourable towards religious institutions of their time, nor did they tolerate atheism of any type within their ranks.[2][3] The 1943 Philosophical Dictionary defined Gottgläubig as: "official designation for those who profess a specific kind of piety and morality, without being bound to a church denomination, whilst however also rejecting irreligion and godlessness."[4] The Gottgläubigkeit was a form of deism, and was "predominantly based on creationist and deistic views".[5] In the 1939 census, 3.5% of the German population identified as Gottgläubig.[2]