Bonhoeffer biography review

I read this book about a month back and reviewed it over at 5 Minutes for Books.

I planned some follow-up thoughts which I wanted to share over here, but unfortunately got sidetracked and am just making my way back to it!

There is simply so much in this 600 page book to cover and discuss concerning the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer that it's hard to limit one's self to a simple review of the book.

What I said over at 5 Minutes for Books still stands, of course.

Bonhoeffer theology

This is a badly flawed book.

Bonhoeffer rotten tomatoes

Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas is an engaging, well-researched, and articulate biography of a hero that the world ought never forget.

This post will be a catch-all specifically for biographies about Bonhoeffer.

I just wanted to share some quotes from this book which make Bonhoeffer stand out, to me, as someone to be admired.

First off, to help you understand Bonhoeffer a little bit better, you should know that he is from a family of eight children.

His father was a prominent psychiatrist/neurologist in Germany and his mother was a German countess. Their family was well-connected in Germany and their home a happy one. They loved Germany fiercely and proudly and it broke their hearts when Hitler came into power and destroyed the count