Most of us think we know the moving story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's lifea pacifist pastor turns anti-Hitler conspirator due to horrors encountered during World War IIbut does the evidence really support this prevailing view? This pioneering work carefully examines the biographical and textual evidence and finds no support for the theory that Bonhoeffer abandoned his ethic of discipleship and was involved in plots to assassinate Hitler. In fact, Bonhoeffer consistently affirmed a strong stance of peacemaking from 1932 to the end of his life, and his commitment to peace was integrated with his theology as a whole. The book includes a foreword by Stanley Hauerwas.
Most of us think we know the moving story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's lifea pacifist pastor turns anti-Hitler conspirator due to horrors encountered during World War IIbut does the evidence really support this prevailing view? This pioneering work carefully examines the biographical and textual evidence and finds no support for the theory that Bonhoeffer abandoned his ethic of discipleship and was involved in plots to assassinate Hitler. In fact, Bonhoeffer consistently affirmed a strong stance of peacemaking from 1932 to the end of his life, and his commitment to peace was integrated with his theology as a whole. The book includes a foreword by Stanley Hauerwas.
Bonhoeffer the Assassin?: Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking
272Bonhoeffer the Assassin?: Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking
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ISBN-13: | 9780801039614 |
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Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 10/01/2013 |
Pages: | 272 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d) |