Andrew — I agree entirely. Though it’s worth pointing out that while the Nazis were not a secular/atheist movement, as you put it, neither were they Christian. You weren’t suggesting otherwise, but there’s often an attempt to portray Nazism’s nationalism as deeply tied to Christianity, when the real aim of the Nazis was to undermine Christianity to the point where it could be replaced with a Pagan cult/political religion. Burleigh is absolutely wonderful in fleshing this stuff out. And, it should be noted, Burleigh was deeply influenced by Eric Voegelin’s work.

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