The ghost of Hitler has been drafted into the culture wars – for the other team. Christian leaders have suggested that Nazism was a variety of “atheist extremism.” Atheist champion Richard Dawkins retorted that “Hitler was a Roman Catholic.”

Is either side correct? After analyzing thousands of primary sources, historian Dr. Richard Weikart has written the definitive book on Hitler’s own religious views. In this episode we discuss his findings in Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich.

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This episode’s thinking music is “Your Pulse” by Little Glass Men.