Dietrich Bonhoffer was a German theologian who was executed for participating in a plot to kill Adolph Hitler.He was ordained a Lutheran pastor in 1931, and served two Lutheran congregations, St. Paul's and Sydenham, in London from 1933-35. He was killed in April, 1945 just 3 weeks before Hitler committed suicide. His theology has had a profound impact on current religious thought and philosophy.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945) Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in Berlin on February 4, 1906. Dietrich and his twin sister, Sabina, were two of eight children born to Karl and Paula (von Hase) Bonhoeffer. Karl Bonhoeffer, a professor of psychiatry and Neurology at Berlin University, was Germany's leading empirical psychologist. More
Dietrich Bonhoeffer - The United States Memorial Holocaust Museum In the years since his death, the Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer has become widely known as one of the few Christian martyrs in a history otherwise stained by Christian complicity with Nazism. Executed in the Flossenbürg concentration camp on April 9, 1945 for his role in the resistance against Hitler, Bonhoeffer's letters and theological works still influence Christians throughout the world. More
Dietrich Bonhoeffer This weekend will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian put to death by the Nazis More
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands out among the Christian leaders during the Nazi era, for he was one of the few to actively resist the racist actions of the Nazi regime. In addition to his legacy of courageous opposition to Nazism, Bonhoeffer's theological writings are still widely read in Christian communities throughout the world. More
Bonhoeffer and Resistance to Evil Bonhoeffer's conversion to Christ slowly led him out of the relative safety of privilege and into the love of brothers and sisters in increasingly radical and risky discipleship. More
Bonhoeffer and the End of Christian Ethics Bonhoeffer's last months were engaged in praying, preaching and pastoral ministry carried out in the midst of an extreme attenuation of the penultimate: a manifestation of his Christian freedom. In our day, as the Church faces its peculiar trials in a world pious but no longer religious, it is likely he would encourage us to do the same. More
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ecumenical Vision Bonhoeffer's posthumous influence is astonishing. His theological writings, letters and papers have a timeless and universal appeal, despite the fact that they were written in a very specific time and place. Article was added to FaithandValues.com in October 2003. More
A Spoke in the Wheel Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a theologian who sought to free the Jews and Germany from Nazi occupation. Read the amazing story of this martyr. Article appeared in the August 2003 editon of Journal of Lutheran Ethics. More
A Matter of Being, and a Matter of Being Right An elaboration on the reasons why Wangerin, along with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, found it easier to speak of God with religionless people than with the religious. "I find myself reluctant to mention God by name to religious people' for fear I may get it wrong." More
A Time of Trials: The tribulation of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Fifty years ago, April 9, 11 days before U.S. troops liberated the Flossenbrg Concentration Camp where he was held, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by his Nazi captors. He and perhaps 5,000 others were put to death in the months before the end of World War II because of their participation in a plot to assassinate Hitler. More
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Message of a Life Albrecht Schoenherr shares his personal experiences with Bonhoeffer. According to the author, For Bonhoeffer, faith was a matter not of taking a stance but of being a follower of Christ. His main question was always: Who is and where is Christ for us today? Article was added to FaithandValues.com in October 2003. More
Bonhoeffer Finally a documentary had been made about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an amazing Christian teacher and martyr who was part of the German resistance to Hitler. Article appeared in the June 16, 2003 edition of Sightings. More
