His involvement in a plot to overthrow adolf hitler led to his imprisonment and execution. Dietrich bonhoeffer 19061945 was a lutheran pastor and theologian living in germany during world war ii. Over against this, bonhoeffer insists that only the risen one makes possible the presence of the living person and thus provides the necessary condition for christology 45. Dietrich bonhoeffer project gutenberg selfpublishing. His close friend eberhard bethge was quite proficient on the flute and introduced bonhoeffer to what became some of the latters favorite music. He was one of the organizers of the confessing church in germany, along with karl barth and others who actively opposed the regime of adolf hitler and the nazi oppression of the jews. Bonhoeffer, which includes memoirs about bonhoeffer.
His younger brother was the theologian dietrich bonhoeffer 4 february 1906 9 april 1945. Thomas nelson, 2010by richard weikart, california state university, stanislauseric metaxass bonhoeffer biography has won many accolades from evangelicals, not only because metaxas is an excellent writer, but also. His letters and papers from prison, published posthumously in. Pastor, martyr, prophet, spy paperback aug 29 2011. Dietrich bonhoeffer, letters and papers from prison p 7. Here, dietrich bonhoeffer was executed by hanging at dawn on 9 april 1945, just three weeks before the liberation of the city. Based on careful reconstruction of the manuscripts, freshly and expertly translated and annotated, this new critical edition features an insightful introduction by clifford green and an afterword from the german editions editors. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. This was also true for his friend and brotherinlaw, dietrich bonhoeffer. Dietrich bonhoeffer books biography and list of works.
Nichols, justin taylor dietrich bonhoeffer died a martyrs death at the age of 39 but remains one of the most influential and challenging theologians of our time. No ordinary men is the story of two of the nazi regimes most courageous and admirable opponents. Anstellung als assistent am institut fur auswartige politik in hamburg. Dec 24, 2016 bonhoeffer was a gifted pianist, though at one time by his family to have a future as a concert pianist. Dietrich bonhoeffer, christian resistance and ethics in nazi. With the upper lens you read the metaxas of the book, an engaging narrative by an experienced writer who presents bonhoeffer as a christian hero led by god to struggle against an evil regime and against his wayward church.
It is said that dohnanyi was directly involved in the plot to assassinate hitler. Dohnanyi summed up their work and spirit with apt simplicity when he said that they were on the path that a decent person inevitably takes. Dietrich bonhoeffer, ethics, p 244 bethge, dietrich bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer is one of the ten 20thcentury martyrs from across the world who are depicted in statues above the great west door of westminster abbey, london. Next, i study bonhoeffers involvement in the conspiracy to kill hitler. Dohnanyi protected dietrich bonhoeffer from conscription by bringing him into the abwehr with the claim. No ordinary men by fritz stern penguin books new zealand. Dietrich bonhoeffer reading room tyndale university. Greg thornbury, phd, dean of the school of christian studies at union university. This it does, and in addition is a very readable short introduction to the two men and their importance. Dietrich bonhoeffer has become a symbol of christian resistance, and his twin sister describes this extraordinary family which sacrificed four of its men.
Together, these texts inform about bonhoeffers upbringing, influences and beliefs, to explain his decisions in nazi germany. Oct 15, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. The ethics of dietrich bonhoeffer is additionally used to explain bonhoeffers ethical theology. The christology of dietrich bonhoeffer 5 view jesus only as a historical figure of the past whose influence somehow affects us. This is a brief but important joint biography of the antinazi resisters, the brothersinlaw rev. Wikipedia karl friedrich bonhoeffer from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia karl friedrich bonhoeffer bonhoeffer,karl friedrich 1928 munchen.
In prison and concentration camps, bonhoeffer greatly inspired by his indomitable courage, his unselfishness and his goodness, all those who came in contact with him. This page is designed to help make writings on and by dietrich bonhoeffer available to those without easy access to a theological library. Dietrich was an outspoken critic of nazism in his parish, part of the antinazi protestant confessional church. Author calls dietrich bonhoeffer a man of staggering.
Discussing his recent and critically acclaimed book on dietrich bonhoeffer. Eric metaxas has written a rich, detailed, and beautiful account of the great pastor and theologian who gave us the cost of discipleship and sacrificed his life for opposing hitler. This book details the moral imperative that caused these two men, supported by their family, to resist the moral depravity of nazism before and. Bonhoeffer s story is well known, but hans s much less so. Apr 05, 2020 dietrich bonhoeffer, german protestant theologian important for his support of ecumenism and his view of christianitys role in a secular world. In strange glory, charles marsh, a professor of religious studies at the university of virginia, renders bonhoeffers life and thought in exquisite detail and with sympathetic. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of no ordinary men. Both men and those closest to them deserve to be remembered and honored. His uncle on his mothers side was dietrich bonhoeffer, a lutheran pastor and theologianethicist. Oct 04, 2010 you have to read eric metaxas with bifocals. The crown jewel of bonhoeffer s body of work, ethics is the culmination of his theological and personal odyssey.
Metaxas bonhoeffer is a monumental achievement and a deeply important work. Bonhoeffers story is well known, but hanss much less so. One can now hope the new book will help rescue from obscurity the essential contributions he made to the german resistance movement. Dec 15, 2009 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
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