Moral Courage: The Story of Le Chambon

Resources for the Moral Courage Sermon Series

To learn more about the amazing story of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and the other villages of the Vivarais-Lignon plateau, consult these resources:

Books

• Choices Under Fire: Moral Dimensions of WWII by Michael Bess; this book more broadly explores issues of morality in WW2; see specifically chapter 6, where Bess describes the stories of Le Chambon and Reserve Police Battalion 101, on which several messages in this series draw deeply from.
• Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There by Philip Hallie; the original landmark account of the goodness that happened in Le Chambon.
• We Only Know Men: The Rescue of Jews in France during the Holocaust by Patrick Henry; the definitive historical study of the rescue in Le Chambon.
• Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher Browning; a haunting book about deep evil.

Articles

• The Ordinary Goodness of André Trocmé and Le Chambon
• Banishing The Coercion of Despair: Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and the Holocaust Today
• The Roots of Moral Courage by Kristen Renwick Monroe; her work is mentioned in Pt2

Videos

• Weapons of the Spirit by Pierre Sauvage; a 1989 documentary with interviews of many of the orginal rescuers. (Available streaming for free online until Nov 5, 2024)
• Interview with Nelly Trocme, daughter of Andre Trocme

Podcast

• City of Refuge by Waging Nonviolence; a comprehensive 10-part podcast about the story of Le Chambon, also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify