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"The full impact of Bultmann was not felt until the English publication of Kerygma and Mythos (in 1948)."

In 1948 the position of English in the world was nothing like it is today; in a worldwide view the English translation seems relatively trivial. Or did he mainly have anglophone followers? Renke 20:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't know about mainly, but a significant portion of his followers are certainly anglophone. His work, as well as that of his students, was highly influential upon study at Harvard Divinity School in the past half century. To my knowledge, the statement is accurate. --69.123.177.197 02:18, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

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What did Bultmann do during the Nazi years? Did he stand against them? Rich 07:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

He was member of the Confessing Church and critical towards National Socialism. He spoke out against the mistreatment of Jews, against nationalism excesses and against the dismissal of non-Aryan Christian ministers. (see: Shawn Kelley, Racializing Jesus: Race, Ideology and the Formation of Modern Biblical Scholarship. Routledge 2002, pp. 155-156.). --Aethralis 20:46, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Bultmann was a Confessing Churchman indeed, but this doesn't mean he was opposed to National Socialism in general. The CC opposed the Nazis' church politics, not the regime as such. It is true that he spoke out against the mistreatment of Jews (even today Jews lie pebbles on his grave in Marburg, Germany), but I don't know anything about Bultmann being overtly critical towards National Socialism. --84.174.206.50 15:46, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

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