The Interwar Period and its Spiritual Impact on Europe (1918-1939)

A moment in time that is not discussed but incredibly important, the Interwar Period, is a pivotal time in European History. In this episode we briefly discuss:

• The aftermath of WWI 
• The treaty of Versailles
• The League of Nations and its ineffectiveness
• Financial crises and how it leads to extremism 
• Christian leaders who stood for & against the Nazis
• Spanish Civil War
• The rise of doubt, secularism, and distrust in Christian leadership

This all shaped how European culture influences the world today and how it has responded to the gospel of Christ. 

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SOURCES:

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/1/26?utm

https://christianciv.com/blog/index.php/2015/10/22/real-nazis
Thomas Kselman, Religion and Society in Modern France (1996
https://historyforatheists.com/2021/07/hitler-atheist-pagan-or-christian/

1905 French Law, official government translation (Ministère de la Justice, France)

Barry, The Catholic Encyclopedia, “War,” 1914 edition

Jowett, The Transfigured Church, 1915

 H. G. Wells, The War That Will End War, appendix; also in Enrico Dal Covolo, La Chiesa e la Grande Guerra.

Clifford, Christianity and the War, 1915

Keegan, The First World War (1998); Arnold, History: A Very Short Introduction (2019); Gilbert, The Century (1997)

Eichengreen, Golden Fetters (1992)

Temin, Lessons from the Great Depression (1989)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/League-of-Nations/Members-of-the-League-of-Nations

https://cathedralofhope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Theological-Declaration-of-Barmen.pdf

https://www.worldhistorythreads.com/p/religion-and-dictatorship-in-francoist