The Lion of Munster: The Bishop Who Roared Against the Nazis -by Daniel Utrecht of the Oratory -a Signed Copy ( Cardinal Clemens von Galen related)( Germany )

Charlotte, North Carolina: Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2016, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2016. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ----hardcover, a Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, faint stress line on rear panel of jacket, 404 pages, ---this copy has been signed and inscribed by the author "For Henry M_____ Daniel Utrecht Nec laudibus nectimore", ---from the front flap: "The dear God placed me in a position in which I had a duty to call black 'black' and white 'white'." --- These words were spoken by Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, the bishop of the diocese of Münster in Germany from 1933 to 1946. In so doing, he risked death at the hands of the Nazis, one Gestapo leader even urging that he be publicly hanged. Joseph Goebbels and others in the Nazi leadership, knowing the bishop’s popularity, advised waiting, subscribing to the adage that -revenge is a dish best served cold. ---In this, the definitive English language biography of the great Lion of Münster, readers will encounter the young von Galen as he learns the Catholic faith and love of the fatherland from his family, members of the German aristocracy. A nobleman, a -prince- of his people and of his Church, the boy grew into a man, a six-and-a-half-foot tall giant of a man, who, though he loved his homeland, loved God, His Church and His law even more; for he knew that calling his homeland back to the ways of God is the one way in which a bishop can best demonstrate that love for the people under his spiritual care. And so, in three magnificent sermons and countless other speeches, communiques and gestures, the Lion roared. ---This story of his life and his stirring words provides readers with an indispensable glimpse into the confrontation between Church and State in Hitler’s Germany and will serve as a reminder to all men and women of good will of the duty to call black ‘black’ and white ‘white.’,  any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo  /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 6.25w x 9.25h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.