Overview of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Charles Marsh

“The lure of the political” changed Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a pastor and theologian. He prayed with the conspirators to assassinate Hitler, and he conferred blessings on the various coup attempts. Watch our interview with Charles Marsh, author of “Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.” (8:14 minutes)

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Dr. Reggie Williams, an Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary, answers a question about the similarities between Martin Luther King Jr. and Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 minutes)

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Here are links to two critical reviews of the popular biography of Bonhoeffer by Eric Mataxas, Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy.

• Hijacking Bonhoeffer, by Clifford Green October 4, 2010 published in in Christian Century
• Misrepresenting the Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Nancy Lukens, February 2011 in Sojourners Magazine. (pdf download)

Ellen Gezork (1913-2015), a member of Community Church, along with her husband, Dr. Herbert Gezork, fled Nazi Germany. Ellen’s poem Echoes reflects her haunting images of her last years in Germany.

Download the poem, Echoes

Download a brief summary of Ellen and Herbert Gezork’s lives.