Bonhoeffer Abridged

Eric Metaxas

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9780718016197
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religious Biographies

From the New York Times best-selling author, Eric Metaxas, an abridged version of the groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, a man who stood up to Hitler.

A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a young pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer become one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Führer, and he was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age thirty-nine. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the twentieth century.

Bonhoeffer 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. It 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.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Prologue
• Chapter 1: Family and Childhood, 1906–1922
• Chapter 2: Bonhoeffer the Student, 1923–1927
• Chapter 3: Between the Pulpit and the Lectern, 1928–1929
• Chapter 4: To America and Back, 1930–1932
• Chapter 5: Nazi Theology and the Führer Principle, 1933
• Chapter 6: The Church Struggle, 1933–1935
• Chapter 7: Zingst and Finkenwalde, 1935–1937
• Chapter 8: The Great Decision, 1938–1939
• Chapter 9: From Confession to Conspiracy, 1940–1942
• Chapter 10: Bonhoeffer In Love, 1942–1943
• Chapter 11: Cell 92 At Tegel Prison, 1942–1945
• Chapter 12: On the Road to Freedom, 1945
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author