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As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside One of these was Dietrich Bonhoeffer a pastor and author, known as much for such spiritual classics as The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together, as for his 1945 execution in a concentration camp for his part in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.In the first major biography of Bonhoeffer in forty years, New York Times best selling author Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer s life the theologian and the spy to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil In a deeply moving narrative, Metaxas uses previously unavailable documents including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and firsthand personal accounts to reveal dimensions of Bonhoeffer s life and theology never before seen.In Bonhoeffer Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy A Righteous Gentile vs the Third Reich, Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer s heart wrenching 1939 decision to leave the safe haven of America for Hitler s Germany, and using extended excerpts from love letters and coded messages written to and from Bonhoeffer s Cell 92, Metaxas tells for the first time the full story of Bonhoeffer s passionate and tragic romance.Readers will discover fresh insights and revelations about his life changing months at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem and about his radical position on why Christians are obliged to stand up for the Jews Metaxas also sheds new light on Bonhoeffer s reaction to Kristallnacht, his involvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in Operation 7, the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland Bonhoeffer gives witness to one man s extraordinary faith and to the tortured fate of the nation he sought to deliver from the curse of Nazism It brings the reader face to face with a man determined to do the will of God radically, courageously, and joyfully even to the point of death Bonhoeffer is the story of a life framed by a passion for truth and a commitment to justice on behalf of those who face implacable evil. New Read [ Bonhoeffer ] author [ Eric Metaxas ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Let me say first that this is a wonderful book Congratulations Mr Metaxas.From an account of Bonhoeffer s life to the overlay of history I was drawn in and followed it There is of course for me a sort of bittersweet sense to the book as Bonhoeffer died just before the end of WWII He was murdered about 3 weeks before Hitler took his own lifethan likely having been murdered on the orders of the mad man himself.Some will not be as interested in the theological insights that can be found Let me say first that this is a wonderful book Congratulations Mr Metaxas.From an account of Bonhoeffer s life to the overlay of history I was drawn in and followed it There is of course for me a sort of bittersw...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 thinking, imagining if I boycotted the last 20 pages Bonhoeffer would not die The sense of tragedy is heightened because the ...This is an absolutely amazing book about a man who truly was a pastor, a martyr and a prophet It is a must read for every Christian We must examine our own beliefs about how we are to live as Christians in relation to the State, and to each other The book helps the reader to understand how Nazi Germany happened and the role that the German church played in what happened in Germany after World War I Someone said that Eric Metaxas has done for Bonhoeffer what David McCullough has done done for This is an absolutely amazing book about a man who truly was a pastor, a martyr and a prophet It is a must read for every Christian We must examine our own beliefs about how we are to live as Christians in relation to the State, and to each other The book helps the reader to understand how Nazi Germany happened and the role that the German church played in what happened in Germany after World War I Someone said that Eric Metaxas has done for Bonhoeffer what David McCullough has done done for John Adams I would agree with that statement.The book is dense...Yikes this was a real disappointment, or, as Metaxas might say, a hemorrhoidal bummer I was excited when I read reviews when it came out Then I was wary when I learned that Metaxas is the founder and host of a philosophy reading group for crazy rich, conservative New Yorkers Then when I saw that the blurbs for his book, rather than being by biographers or scholars, were by CEOs, ex CEOs, former General Partners of Goldman Sachs, Kirkus journalists or people who feel the need to put PhD at Yikes this was a real disappointment, or, as Metaxas might say, a hemorrhoidal bummer I was excited when I read reviews when it came out Then I was wary when I learned that Metaxas is the founder and host of a philosophy reading group for crazy rich, conservative New Yorkers Then ...On a rare occasion I get so involved in a book that it becomes real to me The characters come to life The story envelops me with its mental imagery and emotion And when you finish, it s like emerging from another world that existed for only a short while And on an even rarer occasion, a book about real people does the same Yesterday, I finished reading Bonhoeffer Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas Yesterday, I lost a friend who I won t meet until eternity Bonhoeffer was a pas On a rare occasion I get so involved in a book that it becomes real to me The characters come to life The story envelops me with its mental imagery and emotion And when you finish, it s like emerging from another world that existed for only a short while And on an even rarer occasion, a book about real people does the same Yesterday, I finished reading Bonhoeffer Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas Yesterday, I lost a friend who I won t meet until eternity Bonhoeffer was a pastor in Germany, prior to and during World War II He was...Note in re 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 and I only remember that because I remember thinking that it was weird that he did that on Halloween, and that the digits of 95 and 1517 both add up to 14random, I know, but, hey, I was a sopho in Note in re 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 and I only remember that because I remember thinking that it was weird that he did that on Halloween, and that...Dietrich Bonhoeffer is an inspiration and a revelation I do not know anyone who does not find much to admire in Bonhoeffer Even those who find Christian doctrines to stretch plausibility can admire Bonhoeffer s courage as a moral and principled man standing up to authoritarianism at the risk of his own life.When the Nazis co opted the Lutheran Church in Germany, he helped to organize a new church, called the Confessing Church, to oppose the Nazi s attempted corruption of German Christianity W Dietrich Bonhoeffer is an inspiration and a revelation I do not know anyone who does not find much to admire in Bonhoeffer Even those who find Christian doctrines to stretch plausibility can admire Bonhoeffer s courage as a moral and principled man standing up to authoritarianism at the risk of his own life.When the Nazis co opted the Lutheran Church in Germany, he helped to organize a new church, called the Confessing Church, to oppose the Nazi s attempted corruption of German Christianity When it became clear that ...He gave everything for principle during WWII The Nazis murdered him while his former fellow Lutherans, the German nationla established church, adopted Nazi liturgy and caved Bonhoeffer and others founded an alternative...It was said that when he prays it is as if he is really conversing with a God who is listening to him.His family was rich and influential He had aristocratic lineage both in the maternal and paternal side Close relatives occupied high positions in the government, including the military.He had a real talent for music, but he chose to be a theologian and a pastor of the Lutheran church where he belonged But he was open minded insofar as faith and salvation is concerned He had wanted to visit I It was said that when he prays it is as if he is really conversing with a God who is listening to him.His family was rich and influential He had aristocratic lineage both in the maternal and paternal side Close relatives occupied high positions in the government, including the military.He had a real talent for music, but he chose to be a theologian and a pastor of the Lutheran church where he belonged But he was open minded insofar as faith and salvation is concerned He had wanted to visit India and talk to Mahatma Gandhi.He was a well read scholar and a poet The poem Powers of Good which he wrote in prison has become famous throughout Germany and is included in many school textbooks He had made monumental contributions to Christian thought.He had fallen in love thrice, the last one to a young lady named Maria.In saner times we would have seen him mar...I wish I could have taken longer to read this book It s excellent Like the subject s Letters and Papers from Prison , I found myself not wanting to turn pages because I knew they would bring me to the end of his story Bonhoeffer is one of those rare men whose close following of Christ led him to very difficult places Yet he went, with boldness and even joy at times, knowing that following God s call was the most important thing His story personally challenges me through his combination of I wish I could have taken longer to read this book It s excellent Like the subject s Letters and Papers from Prison , I found myself not wanting to turn pages because I knew they would bring me to the...

Bonhoeffer
  • English
  • 09 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 608 pages
  • 1595551387
  • Eric Metaxas
  • Bonhoeffer