In the source collection, Fix documents the diverse aspects of the existence of a Protestant church or of the pious individual under the conditions of a dictatorship hostile to Christianity. Due to the multi-perspective source selection and with a view to numerous church fields of activity, it becomes clear why and with which mental figures Protestant Christians were able to see the possibility of the coexistence of church and National Socialism despite all experiences with anti-church politics and which contradictions resulted from this position.