Issue 32 : Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Theologian in Nazi Germany
Originally published in 1991
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Table of Contents
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Little-known or remarkable facts about Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945)
Mark and Barbara Galli
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Born into privilege, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was headed toward a brilliant career as a theologian. Then he came to see life "from the perspective of those who suffer." In Nazi Germany, that cost him his life.
Geffrey B. Kelly
Selected quotations from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's writings. Quotations primarily from A Testament to Freedom: The Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, edited by Geffrey B. Kelly and F. Burton Nelson (HarperCollins, 1990).
Significant people in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life
F. Burton Nelson
His controversial yet Christ-centered beliefs were formed not only in the classrooms of Tübingen, but also in the cells of Tegel Prison.
John D. Godsey
What did Bonhoeffer think of this century's most influential theologian?
John D. Godsey
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Bonhoeffer took an early and active stand against the Nazis.
Richard Pierard
Some of his works are little known. Some are fictional. But all are provocative. Here's a brief guide.
Clifford Green
Three colleagues from Union Theological Seminary who deeply influenced Bonhoeffer
F. Burton Nelson
Though known as a theologian and resister, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was also a pastor—even in his final moments.
F. Burton Nelson
His closest companion reflects on the meaning of Bonhoeffer's life for us today.
Eberhard Bethge
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