Ernst Bergmann (philosopher)
Ernst Bergmann | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 April 1945 | (aged 63)
Nationality | German |
Known for | Leading proponent of Gemeinschaft Deutsche Volksreligion |
Partner | Gertrud Landsberg (1917–25) |
Ernst Bergmann (7 August 1881 – 16 April 1945) was a German
Biography
Ernst Bergmann was the son of
Ernst Bergmann's philosophical works comprise a lot of different areas. During his early years before World War I, he was a noted expert on the philosophy of French philosopher
Works and ideology
His works Die deutsche Nationalkirche (the German National Church) and Die natürliche Geistlehre (The Natural Doctrine of the Spirit) were placed on the
In his pagan manifesto Die 25 Thesen der Deutschreligion (Twenty-five Points of the German Religion), Bergmann held that both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible were unsuitable for use in Germany. He was not interested in creating an "Aryan" version of Christianity or an "Aryan" Jesus, but emphasized the necessity of founding a new non-Christian belief and a non-Christian church ("Deutsche Nationalkirche") for the German people.
Heart attack and death
In the winter of either 1944 or 1945, Bergmann suffered a heart attack, and in April 1945 he died, according to the memoir of his son Dieter, due to his severe heart problems.[citation needed]
Works
- Erkenntnisgeist und Muttergeist. Eine Soziosophie der Geschlechter, 1932.
- Die Deutsche Nationalkirche, 1933.
- Deutschland, das Bildungsland der neuen Menschheit. Eine nationalsozialistische Kulturphilosophie, 1933.
- Die 25 Thesen der Deutschreligion. Ein Katechismus, 1934.
- Die natürliche Geistlehre. System einer deutsch nordischen Weltsinndeutung, 1937.
- Kleines System der Deutschen Volksreligion, 1941.
Secondary Literature
- Karl-Heinrich Hunsche: Ernst Bergmann. Sein Leben und Werk, 1936.
- W. Dieter Bergman: Between Two Benches. Not Subject to Extermination, 1995. ISBN 0-940471-19-1
- McNab, Chris (2009). The Third Reich. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-906626-51-8.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Object Metadata @ LexM".
- ISBN 0-940471-19-1
- ^ W. Dieter Bergmann: Between Two Benches, 1995, p. 233.
- ^ McNab 2009, p. 182.