Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Called by God
By Unknown Author.
Description
Nazi Germany produced an unusual group of Christian martyrs—among them, the nun philosopher Edith Stein, the mystical philosopher Simone Weil, and the peasant conscientious objector Hans JSgerstatter—but perhaps none so complex as the Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Born into a large upper-middle-class, professional family that was not particularly devout or observant (his father was one of the leading psychiatrists in Germany), Dietrich early in life decided he wanted to be a Christian theologian. Yet his family background and connections insured that he wouldn't ...
ISBN(s)
0826413803, 9780826413802
