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Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Publication Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Bonhoeffer" presents a profoundly orthodox Christian theologian whose faith led him to boldly confront the greatest evil of the 20th century, and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the story of his passionate romance.
Author
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the German pastor-theologian draws on new research to cover the 1930 visit to America that shaped his perspectives on faith and moral responsibility, his achievements as an anti-Nazi activist, and the plot against Hitler that would result in his execution.
Author
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
Description
An unflinching thriller that takes us deep into the White Rose resistance movement during World War II. • “Compelling…nonstop action.” —The Baltimore Sun
When Nat Turnbull’s mentor, Gordon Wolfe, is arrested for possession of a missing WWII secret service archive and then turns up dead in jail, Nat’s quiet academic life is suddenly thrown into tumult. The archive is a time bomb of sensitive...
When Nat Turnbull’s mentor, Gordon Wolfe, is arrested for possession of a missing WWII secret service archive and then turns up dead in jail, Nat’s quiet academic life is suddenly thrown into tumult. The archive is a time bomb of sensitive...
Author
Publication Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Christian theologian whose faith led him to speak out against Nazism and join in unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Hitler, discussing the personalities and experiences that shaped him and detailing his role in the religious resistance to Nazism.
Author
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"What makes a great man great? 'Seven Men' offers answers in the captivating stories of some of the greatest men who have ever lived. In this gallery of greatness, seven historical figures come to life as real people who experienced struggles and challenges that probably would have destroyed the resolve of most other men. What was their secret?..."--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publication Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The true story of a German pastor and Nazi resistor comes to life in the New York Times–bestselling author's acclaimed graphic novel. As Adolf Hitler's Nazi party gains strength across Germany, the pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer forms a breakaway church to speak out against the complacency of established political and religious authorities. When the Nazis outlaw the church, he escapes as a fugitive. Struggling to reconcile his faith and the teachings...
Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Publication Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Looks at how Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor, and his brother-in-law Hans von Dohnanyi, a lawyer, worked together to resist the Nazi regime from within, providing insight into the challenges they faced and the price they paid for their actions.
Author
Publication Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Christianity is not about rituals but changed hearts. In the prophetic tradition of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas calls slumbering Christians to battle. Picking up where he left off in his electrifying Letter to the American Church, Eric Metaxas renews and deepens his call to believers not to 'practice' their faith but to live it-heroically and with joy. Invoking famous but misunderstood words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, he shows that God's answer...