Doris Bergen, University of Toronto

Research

military chaplains history of Christianity national socialism Nazi Germany World War II holocaust second World War religion and war

Latest funding

Between God and Hitler: military chaplains in Nazi Germany
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$80,000
Hitler's chosen people defining ethnic Germans in World War II and the Holocaust
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$54,750

All 2 grants and awards

Between God and Hitler: military chaplains in Nazi Germany

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bergen, Doris L.

Keywords: military chaplains; history of Christianity; national socialism; Nazi Germany; World War II; holocaust; second World War; religion and war; Wehrmacht; German soldiers; genocide

$80,000

Hitler's chosen people defining ethnic Germans in World War II and the Holocaust

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Bergen, Doris L.

Keywords: ethnic Germans; Volksdeutschen; World War II; Nazi Germany; Holocaust; defining ethnicity; violence; German occupation; resettlement; displacement

$54,750

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: military chaplains Dear Professor Bergen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on military chaplains connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]