Bonhoeffer the Assassin?: Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking

Most of us think we know the moving story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life—a pacifist pastor turns anti-Hitler conspirator due to horrors encountered during World War II—but 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 sta...