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Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945 : Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance by Ferdinand Schlingensiepen (2012, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100567493199

ISBN-139780567493194

eBay Product ID (ePID)112013827

Product Key Features

Number of Pages472 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945 : Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance

Publication Year2012

SubjectCultural Heritage, Europe / Germany, Religious

TypeTextbook

AuthorFerdinand Schlingensiepen

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight23.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

IllustratedYes

Original LanguageEnglish

Table Of Content1. Foreword to the English edition 2. Introduction 3. Childhood and Youth 4. Student Years (1923-1929) 5. Travel Years (1929-1931) 6. Before the Storm (1931-1932) 7. 1933 8. London (1933-1935) 9. The Secret Seminary at Finkenwalde (1935-1937) 10. In the Pomaranian Forests (1938-1940) 11. New York (1939) 12. Resistance (1939-1943) 13. Imprisioned (1943-1945) 14. The End Epilogue Acknowledgements Bibliography

SynopsisA new comprehensive biography of this hugely important Christian martyr, 60 years after his execution at the hands of the Nazis Bonhoeffer has gained a position as one of the most prominent Christian martyrs of the last century. His influence is so widespread that even 60 years after his execution by the Nazis, Bonhoeffer's life and work are still the subject of fresh and lively discussion. As a pastor and theologian, Bonhoeffer decided to resist the Nazis in Germany, but his resistance was not solely theological. He played a key leadership role in the Confessing Church, a major source of Christian opposition to Hitler and his anti-Semitism and was principal of the secret seminary at Finkenwalde in Pomerania. It was here that he developed his theological visions of radical discipleship and communal life. In 1938, he joined the Wehrmacht's "Abwehr", the German Military Intelligence Office, in order to seek international support for the plot against Hitler. Following his inner calling and conscience meant that Bonhoeffer was continually forced to make decisions that separated him from his family, friends, and colleagues, and which ultimately led to his martyrdom in Flossenb rg concentration camp, less than a month before the Second World War came to an end. His letters and papers from prison movingly express the development of some of the most provocative and fascinating ideas of 20th century theology. Sixty years after Bonhoeffer's death and forty years after the publication of Eberhard Bethge's ground breaking biography, Ferdinand Schlingensiepen offers a definitive new book on Bonhoeffer, for a new generation of readers. Schlingensiepen takes into account documents that have only been made accessible during the last few years - such as the letters between Bonhoeffer and his fianc e Maria von Wedemeyer. Schlingensiepen's careful narrative brings to life the historical events, as well as displaying the theological development of one of the most creative thinkers of the 20th century, who was to become one of its most tragic martyrs., A stunning biography of one of the most prominent Christian martyrs of the last century containing previously unpublished photographs and other new material., A new comprehensive biography of this hugely important Christian martyr, 60 years after his execution at the hands of the Nazis Bonhoeffer has gained a position as one of the most prominent Christian martyrs of the last century. His influence is so widespread that even 60 years after his execution by the Nazis, Bonhoeffer's life and work are still the subject of fresh and lively discussion. As a pastor and theologian, Bonhoeffer decided to resist the Nazis in Germany, but his resistance was not solely theological. He played a key leadership role in the Confessing Church, a major source of Christian opposition to Hitler and his anti-Semitism and was principal of the secret seminary at Finkenwalde in Pomerania. It was here that he developed his theological visions of radical discipleship and communal life. In 1938, he joined the Wehrmacht's "Abwehr", the German Military Intelligence Office, in order to seek international support for the plot against Hitler. Following his inner calling and conscience meant that Bonhoeffer was continually forced to make decisions that separated him from his family, friends, and colleagues, and which ultimately led to his martyrdom in Flossenbürg concentration camp, less than a month before the Second World War came to an end. His letters and papers from prison movingly express the development of some of the most provocative and fascinating ideas of 20th century theology. Sixty years after Bonhoeffer's death and forty years after the publication of Eberhard Bethge's ground breaking biography, Ferdinand Schlingensiepen offers a definitive new book on Bonhoeffer, for a new generation of readers. Schlingensiepen takes into account documents that have only been made accessible during the last few years - such as the letters between Bonhoeffer and his fiancée Maria von Wedemeyer. Schlingensiepen's careful narrative brings to life the historical events, as well as displaying the theological development of one of the most creative thinkers of the 20th century, who was to become one of its most tragic martyrs.

LC Classification NumberBX4827