Bonhoeffer: A Biography
by:
Eric Metaxas (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061566394 (006156639X)
Publish date: November 1st 2009
Publisher: HarperOne
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
In a word: magnificent. From his early beginnings in Berlin to his maturing into a true man of God, this stunning work shows Bonhoeffer's strength to stand and face, head-on, the evil of an emerging Nazi regime led by a relatively unknown foreigner, one Adolf Hitler. In spite of Hitler's persuasion ...
A note in re. my reviewerly shortcomings: Let me preface this by saying that I am about as ill-qualified as one can be when it comes to ecumenical history. The full extent of my knowledge on the Protestant Reformation is that Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of a church on October 31, 1517...
We all know history is written and it’s no use wishing for some other outcome when reading a biography or history book. Yet reading this book I felt a terrible suspense. I knew Bonhoeffer was a goner - still I bit my nails, I dreaded, I cried, I hoped, and for a while I even engaged in magical think...
The book is more than a biography. The historical context of the times (pre-nazi Germany and the war years) was incredibly enlightening. The book also gives a great explanation of religious philosophy and how Bonhoeffer thought about theology. There were even some good peeks into the US in the early...
Bonhoeffer - a WWII German Patriot, who stood in the gap for his country against Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich. This chronicles Bonhoeffer's entire life, noting the people and forces around him that influences his thinking and eventually his theology. We follow him through his days as a studen...
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