Dietrich Bonhoeffer - A Spoke in the Wheel (Paperback)


Vividly and concisely written, critical as well as appreciative, and containing material never before published in English, this new biography paints a memorable portrait of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the great German theologian hanged by the Nazis in 1945. Portraying the complexity of Bonhoeffer's personality and the difficult, lonely course his life took, Wind especially brings out Bonhoeffer's early realization of the horror of Nazi treatment of the Jews, and despite misunderstanding by fellow church members, his brave involvement in the resistance against Hitler, his resolve to become "a spoke in the wheel."

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Vividly and concisely written, critical as well as appreciative, and containing material never before published in English, this new biography paints a memorable portrait of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the great German theologian hanged by the Nazis in 1945. Portraying the complexity of Bonhoeffer's personality and the difficult, lonely course his life took, Wind especially brings out Bonhoeffer's early realization of the horror of Nazi treatment of the Jews, and despite misunderstanding by fellow church members, his brave involvement in the resistance against Hitler, his resolve to become "a spoke in the wheel."

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General

Imprint

William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Country of origin

United States

Release date

December 1996

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

April 1992

Authors

Translators

Dimensions

235 x 159 x 13mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

192

ISBN-13

978-0-8028-0632-1

Barcode

9780802806321

Categories

LSN

0-8028-0632-5



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