Bonhoeffer

From the New YorkTimes bestselling author of Amazing Grace comes an abridged versionof the groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatestheroes of the twentieth century, the man who stood up to Hitler. A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer isa story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoefferreturned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. Asa double agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Fuhrer and was hanged inFlossenberg concentration camp at age thirty-nine. Since his death, Bonhoefferhas grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the twentiethcentury.

Bonhoeffer presents a profoundly orthodox Christiantheologian whose faith led him to boldly confront the greatest evil of thetwentieth century and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the storyof his passionate romance.