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Once Adolf Hitler was defeated, U.S. Army Chaplain Henry Gerecke received his most challenging assignment: he was sent to Nuremberg to minister to the twenty-one imprisoned Nazi leaders awaiting trial for crimes against humanity. Mission at Nuremberg takes us deep inside the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, into the cells of the accused and the courtroom where they answered to the world for their crimes. These twenty-one Nazis had sat at Hitler's right hand; Hermann Goering, Albert Speer, Wilhelm Keitel, Hans Frank, and Ernst Kaltenbrunner were the orchestrators, and in some cases the direct perpetrators, of the most methodical genocide in history.As the drama leading to the court's final judgments unfolds, Tim Townsend brings Henry Gerecke's impossible moral quandary to life. Gerecke had visited Dachau and had seen the consequences of the choices these men had made, the orders they had given and carried out. How could he preach the gospel of mercy, knowing full well the devastating nature of the atrocities they had committed? As execution day drew near, what comfort could he offer—and what promises of salvation could he make—to evil itself?Detailed, harrowing, and emotionally charged, Mission at Nuremberg is an incisive new history of the Nuremberg trials as well as a nuanced refection on the nature of morality and sin, the price of empathy, and the limits of forgiveness.
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Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (March 3, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006199720X
ISBN-13: 978-0061997204
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5.3 x 0.9 x 8 inches
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I must admit I was skeptical as I began to read this book. I did not expect to find what I did. This book powerfully captures the ministry of Pastor Gerecke and, for me, most importantly, repeatedly gets the good news about Jesus Christ precisely correctly. Along the way, the book does a very fine job presenting each of the "cast of characters" in an objective light, showing the faults and failings of each of the Nazi war criminals. At no point are any of the Nazis presented sympathetically, in fact, the horrendous moral failings of each man are presented and analyzed very thoughtfully.What many readers may not understand is precisely how and why an American pastor could deal kindly with these men. It is the very scandal of the Gospel itself that will confound and perhaps even anger the reader as they read Townsend's well researched and well written account of precisely what Pastor Gerecke kept telling these men. The "good news" is precisely good news because all humanity deserves only "bad news" and there can be no more greater proof of this than the horrors of WWII.I appreciated how Gerecke presents the full life history of Gerecke and his passion for the poor and hopeless in the Saint Louis area.I also appreciated the insights into the whole process of the Nuremberg trials and all the fascinating details of what went on behind the scenes in the cells and little chapel.This is a MUST READ for anyone who wants to know the real story of the men on trial at Nuremberg and how they were dealt with justly, fairly and compassionately, and how a St. Louis, Missouri pastor took his place on a world stage and was determined "to know nothing but Christ and Him crucified" ... yes, even for these great and public sinful men, for all men in fact.
I grew up in Germany as an “Army Brat†and served there twice as an Army chaplain, yet in all that time I never heard this story. The multi-volume history of the US Army chaplaincy doesn’t even mention Chaplain Gerecke. What a gift to have this amazing story of a man of God who faced pure evil with grace.Tim Townsend presents the origins and mission of the military chaplaincy, gives extensive background on Nuremberg and the Third Reich, and offers an detailed biography of the tireless and talented Missouri Synod Lutheran minister Henry Gerecke. We learn of his civilian pastorate (including prison ministry), his combat ministry in an Army hospital, his visit to Dachau, his devotionals on AFN, and finally his assignment to the high-ranking Nazi defendants during the Nuremberg trial. Gerecke was so effective and needed that the Nazi prisoners wrote his wife Alma, pleading with her to allow him to stay longer to provide pastoral care for them and their families. The letter, with each of their signatures, has to be one of the most remarkable documents of WWII.We could easily disregard the Nazi prisoners’ warm reception to the American chaplains as a ploy to be seen in a better light, yet even after the sentencing they continued to meet for worship, read Scripture, and have long daily talks with the chaplains. Only five refused any pastoral care. After the verdict, several admitted their guilt and expressed remorse. Townsend offers a brief bio of each of the Nazi defendants.Other chaplains served at the Nuremberg trial, and it would have been helpful to know more about the rest of the team. Townsend mentions that the Catholic chaplain Fr O’Connor smuggled Speer’s manuscript of Inside the Third Reich to a publisher (but not why). Were there no UCMJ repercussions?The brief section on theodicy opens a can of worms, poses questions, and offers few answers. What’s the point? To cast doubt on God’s person and plan? Townsend suggests that by giving us free will, God is culpable for our choices. Also, the section on the JEDP theory of the Torah was not necessary and is not universally accepted.The identity of the NCO in charge of the executions was kept secret by the military. Townsend gives the person’s name, while implying the secrecy was to avoid shaming the executioner. He describes the executions as if they were a disgraceful event. Note: the Nazis complained about the dishonor of hanging, wanting a military firing squad instead, and were told they were being executed as criminals, not soldiers. Fr O’Connor insisted, “You absolve them of their sins, but you don’t absolve them of their actions.â€Minor objections aside, Mission at Nuremberg chronicles a significant event of military/church history that has until now been overlooked. There was never a question of whether to provide pastoral care to these heinous Nazis, but how. That the victors should care about the spiritual condition of some of the most evil men in history shows their great compassion. This is indeed a moving story of grace-in-action.
I was really touched by this book. It had never occurred to me that the major war criminals of the Nuremburg trials were human beings. Pastor Gerecke had basically an impossible task to minister to these evil doers. Yet as he got to know them and they got to know him, it became evident to me that the job of a chaplain was so very important in finding the humanity of the major war criminals. The war criminals indeed had real humanity in he end, and I am sure that they were able to face their fates with more dignity than they would have if it were not for the work of Pastor Gerecke.I was especially impressed with Pastor Gericke's interactions with Herman Goering. It was clear that Goering had intended suicide during the entire trial. I ended up having some respect for Goering much to my surprise.
I was only 6 when my grandfather died and Tim has succeeded in bringing him back to me and the rest of my family. Tim spent 6 years researching this book and many hours with my dad to get the personal side, I learned many things about grandpa's early life but it also showed me his compassion and strength. Contrary to what Mystery Reviewer thinks he was not manipulated by the Nazis, if he had been he would have given Goring communion as Hermann Goring asked "just in case"; but lead by God. I've read many of the books written about the trials trying to catch a glimpse of grandpa and to me this book has been the most readable, Tim gives many facts about the trial but does so in a way that pulls the reader on, it is most certainly not "dry". He portrays both pastor and priest as human and compassionate, caring for their congregation in the way that Christ called them. It was not their job to judge the Nazis but to try to lead them back to God. Providing care for their families followed with that.What the Nazis did was unspeakable and only God knows what was in their hearts as they were lead to the gallows but you must remember that Christ forgave his executioners from the cross. If pastor and priest brought even one of these men back toGod they did their job well, but ultimately it is up to God to forgive.
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