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How a reading group helped young German students defy the Nazis and find their faith

For three weeks in April 2025, my “Theology of Christian Martyrdom” class studied how a group of German students and professors from Munich and Hamburg formed a resistance movement from 1942 to 1943 known as the “White Rose.” These individuals defied Nazi tyranny, they were imprisoned, and many were executed.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2025

Scottish Opera stage show inspired by Nazi-era martyr Sophie Scholl

RICHARD Strauss’s Daphne, which draws upon Ancient Greek myth and drama, is a fascinating work from the 20th-century operatic canon. It is also,…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2023

Spying, sabotage, subversion, people-smuggling: the brave women who resisted the Nazis through non-violence

Many people think Nazi Germany was beaten only through military violence, and mainly by men. As Barack Obama said in 2009: “Nonviolence could not have halted Hitler’s armies”. In fact, non-violent action was widely used in resisting Nazism. Brave women often led it. They later got little recognition, though this…

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2023