first official outline attempt

So this outline is much the same as the one I posted earlier, but I did make some changes. For posterity's sake, I'm going to post the official version. Of course, the professor may very well want a more detailed outline, or hate the whole premise. I make no promises that this will actually stick. But I'm excited to at least have something ready to send off.

Major insecurity: I'm not covering enough. I feel like this is a thesis and should be larger in breadth than this. We shall see, we shall see.

Also..I'm sorry about the format. It's clear that copying and pasting isn't working out very well. But oh well. Get over it.

1. Hypothesis/Introduction
   A comparison of the Nuremberg Rally of 1934 and the Nuremberg Rally of 1935 offer a clear vision of the evolution of Nazi ideology, particularly in its official and unofficial stances toward Christianity. Whereas the 1934 Rally was preoccupied with religious symbolism, the 1935 Rally was preoccupied by preparation for war. Underlying both Rallies were themes of both religion and race, which provided ideological justification for war.

2. Hitler and the Church

A. Christianity in Germany in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries

B. Christianity in the Nazi Party

C. Protestantism in Nazi Germany

1. Positive Christianity

2. The Confessing Church

D. Catholicism in Nazi Germany
E. Christian themes in the planning, implementation, and representation of Nuremberg Rallies of '34 and '35.

3. The Cult of Hitler
   A. In this section I would like to explore the obvious attempt on the part of Hitler to emulate a messianic figure. Was this exploitation of the religious? An attempt to replace religion? Is it possible that Hitler had Christian sensibilities in his approach to leading Germany?
   B. Response of masses to Hitler (as exemplified at the Rallies). This section will also include more general theory on the subject of mass enthusiasm.

4. Symbolism at the Rallies
   A. Leni Riefenstahl's representation vs. reality

B. Swastika

C. Religious symbolism – emphasis on '34 Rally.

D. War symbolism – emphasis on '35 Rally.

5. Conclusion

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