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Maria von Wedemeyer

Book Review: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

November 5, 2013 by Bob Trube 4 Comments

Eric Metaxas' Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy  (Thomas Nelson,  2011)  is a long biography not easily summarized in a few paragraphs. What I will do instead is mention some of my takeaways. 1. What a marvelous and unusual thing to see someone from an elite home who couples all the culture, education, and family resources with a deep and vital Christian faith. 2. Dietrich Bonhoeffer's (1906 – 1945) visit to the United States in the 1930s was eye-opening in its portrayal of the vacuousness of liberalism. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: biography, black church, Christ, Confessing Church, death, dietrich bonhoeffer, Germany, Hitler, Jews, liberalism, Maria von Wedemeyer

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