He was a national conservative and initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler, but he became one of the founders of the Confessing Church, which opposed the Nazification of German Protestant churches.
Ai ishte një konservator nacionalist dhe fillimisht një mbështetës i Adolf Hitlerit, por ai u bë një nga themeluesit e Kishës Konfesionale, e cila kundërshtoi nazifikimin e kishave protestante gjermane.