Bonhoeffer : Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781595552464
• ISBN10: 1595552464
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-30
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace, a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, the man who stood up to Hitler. A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double-agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Fuhrer, and was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age 39. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the 20th century. Bonhoeffer presents a profoundly orthodox Christian theologian whose faith led him to boldly confront the greatest evil of the 20th century, and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the story of his passionate romance.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Prologue	p. 1
Family and Childhood	p. 5
Tübingen, 1923	p. 41
Roman Holiday, 1924	p. 49
Student in Berlin, 1924-27	p. 58
Barcelona, 1928	p. 69
Berlin, 1929	p. 88
Bonhoeffer in America, 1930-31	p. 99
Berlin, 1931-32	p. 119
The Führer Principle, 1933	p. 138
The Church and the Jewish Question	p. 150
Nazi Theology	p. 165
The Church Struggle Begins	p. 176
The Bethel Confession	p. 183
Bonhoeffer in London, 1934-35	p. 195
The Church Battle Heats Up	p. 204
The Conference at Fano	p. 234
The Road to Zingst and Finkenwalde	p. 246
Zingst and Finkenwalde	p. 261
Scylla and Charybdis, 1935-36	p. 278
Mars Ascending, 1938	p. 302
The Great Decision, 1939	p. 321
The End of Germany	p. 347
From Confession to Conspiracy	p. 358
Plotting Against Hitler	p. 380
Bonhoeffer Scores a Victory	p. 394
Bonhoeffer in Love	p. 405
Killing Adolf Hitler	p. 423
Cell 92 at Tegel Prison	p. 432
Valkyrie and the Stauffenberg Plot	p. 475
Buchenwald	p. 504
On the Road to Freedom	p. 517
Afterword: The One Thing I Regret About My Book	p. 543
Notes	p. 545
Bibliography	p. 567
About the Author	p. 571
Epilogue and Errata	p. 575
Index	p. 577
Reading Group Guide	p. 593
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