The author challenges the popular perception that Naziism was always anti-Catholic, and in fact traces the roots of it back to Catholocism, especially centered in Munich in the early 20s. In spite of what appears to be an in-depth study, the book actually doesn't delve as deeply as it seems. It seems to flit from place to place, from person to person, and never quite lands squarely enough to pin down. In addition, some of the points he makes, particularly about later Nazi religious views, seem to conflict with other sources I've read, but that might be the inevitable result of the convoluted relationship between Nazism and Christianity, pointing in many different directions at once. It was a good start on the topic, but overall, I wish it had been a little less committed to jargon and a bit more committed to in-depth examination of an interesting issue. ( )