Why has public criticism of the German churches for their conduct during the Nazi era been disproportionately directed at the…
Mark Edward Ruff
Mark Edward Ruff is professor of history at Saint Louis University. A historian of religion and modern Europe, he has written widely on secularization, church-state relations, and the history of the churches under Nazi rule. He is the author of two monographs, including The Wayward Flock: Catholic Youth in Postwar West Germany, 1945 - 1965, and the coeditor of two collections of essays. He also serves as a church organist.