Confessing Church

The Confessing Church was a movement in Nazi Germany (1930s-1940s) composed of Protestant Christians who resisted Hitler’s interference in church affairs and opposed Nazi ideology that conflicted with Christian teachings. They aimed to uphold biblical doctrine and church independence, challenging the state's attempts to control religious institutions. Their most famous leader was theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The movement sought to maintain Christian integrity amid oppressive circumstances, often risking persecution for their stance. Overall, the Confessing Church represented a moral and spiritual resistance to Nazism within the German Protestant church.