Bonhoeffer Dietrich - Bonhoeffer : pastor, martyr, prophet, spy : a Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FOR BONHOEFFER
PASTOR, MARTYR, PROPHET, SPY

The Canterbury Medal by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

The Christopher Award

Kirkus ReviewsTop 25 Non-Fiction Books of the Year

Kirkus ReviewsPleasant Surprise of the Year

Barnes & NobleTop 10 Non-Fiction Books of the Year

Evangelical Christian Publishing Associations
2011 Christian Book of the Year

Evangelical Christian Publishing Associations
2011 Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Preaching TodayFeeding
the Preachers Soul Book of the Year Award

John Pollock Award for Christian Biography

RelevantTop 10 Books of the Year

Townhall.comTop 10 Gifts for Men

Christian Retailing2011 Readers Choice Award

PRAISE FOR BONHOEFER
PASTOR, MARTYR, PROPHET, SPY

This is an important book and I hope many people will read it.

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

Eric Metaxas has created a biography of uncommon powerintelligent, moving, well researched, vividly written, and rich in implication for our own lives. Or to put it another way: Buy this book. Read it. Then buy another copy and give it to a person you love. Its that good.... Eric Metaxas has written the kind of extraordinary book that not only brings Dietrich Bonhoeffer, his times and his witness vividly alive, but also leaves us yearning to find the same moral character in ourselves. No biographer can achieve anything higher.

ARCHBISHOP CHARLES CHAP UT, FIRST THINGS

[A] beautifully constructed biography.... Throughout his book, but especially toward the end, Metaxas turns this erudite and at times abstruse theologian into a living and tragic human being.

ALAN WOLFE, THE NEW REPUBLIC

Eric Metaxas clears up many misconceptions, giving priority to Bonhoeffers own words and actions, in a massive and masterful new biography, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. During a harrowing time when many churches adopted Nazi ideology and others buckled under government pressure, Bonhoeffer stood strong, if sometimes alone. Metaxas presents Bonhoeffer as a clear-headed, deeply convicted Christian who submitted to no one and nothing except God and his Word.

CHRISTIANITY TODAY

In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas tells Bonhoeffers story with passion and theological sophistication, often challenging revisionist accounts that make Bonhoeffer out to be a humanist or ethicist for whom religious doctrine was easily disposable.... His was a radical obedience to God, a frame of mind widely viewed today with fear and loathing, even among the faithful. In Bonhoeffer, Mr. Metaxas reminds us that there are forms of religionrespectable, domesticated, timidthat may end up doing the devils work for him.

WALL STREET JOURNAL

In the finest treatment of the man since Eberhard Bethges Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Man of Vision, Man of Courage (1970), Metaxas presents a complete, accessible picture of this important figure, whose story is inspiring, instructive and international in scope. Metaxas... bring[s] Bonhoeffer and other characters to vivid life. A definitive Bonhoeffer biography for the 21st century.

KIRKUS REVIEWS

[U]ntil now, American readers have lacked an account of Bonhoeffers life that is both thorough and engagingly readable, a book that captures the full sweep of his remarkable story and highlights its meaning for us today. In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas has given us just such a book.... [T]his new biography is a welcome and significant contribution. Metaxas keeps a firm grasp on the scholarly consensus while holding the readers attention from the first page to the last, and his book will serve as a gateway for many people to a much fuller understanding of Bonhoeffer.

BOOKS & CULTURE

In this weighty, riveting analysis of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Metaxas... offers a comprehensive review of one of historys darkest eras, along with a fascinating exploration of the familial, cultural, and religious influences that formed one of the worlds greatest contemporary theologians. A passionate narrative voice combines with meticulous research to unpack the confluence of circumstances and personalities that led Germany from the defeat of WWI to the atrocities of WWII.... Insightful and illuminating, this tome makes a powerful contribution to biography, history and theology.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

For anyone whose faith has been strengthened by the life and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, this is the biography you have always wanted. Eric Metaxas has written a rich, detailed, and beautiful account of the great pastor and theologian who gave us The Cost of Discipleship and sacrificed his life for opposing Hitler. Metaxas Bonhoeffer is a monumental achievement and a deeply important work.

GREG THORNBURY, PH.D., DEAN, SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES AT UNION UNIVERSITY

Dietrich Bonhoeffers great gift is that his understanding of faith in times of conflict speaks to generation after generation. Eric Metaxas Bonhoeffer is the biography for this generationa masterpiece that reads like a great novel and weaves together in one opus an understanding of Bonhoeffers theology, the complex and tragic history of twentieth-century Germany, and the human struggle of a true Christian hero. Eric Metaxas is claiming his place as the preeminent biographer of Christianitys most courageous figures.

MARTIN DOBLMEIER, FILMMAKER, BONHOEFFER

With great skill, energy, and warmth, Eric Metaxas reminds us why the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands as a rebuke both to believers and skeptics. Rarely has the story of a Christian martyr been told with such realism and depth. Its a gem of a book.

JOSEPH LOCONTE, LECTURER IN POLITICS, THE KINGS COLLEGE, NEW YORK CITY; EDITOR, THE END OF ILLUSIONS: RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONFRONT HITLERS GATHERING STORM

Moving, comprehensive, and engaging... Metaxas tells a compelling story... Recommended.

LIBRARY JOURNAL

The first major biography of Bonhoeffer in more than 40 years, bringing together newly available documents and a fresh outlook into the many facets of Bonhoeffers life. Both theologian and spy, Bonhoeffers life is brilliantly documented and aspects of his faith in the light of great struggle are examined. An invigorating and informative book, Eric Metaxas writes an incredible biography of a massively influential character that is sure to impress and enlighten readers.

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER

Metaxas examines the life of a man caught in a heart-rending dilemma: stand up to the Nazis and Hitler himself, necessitating deceit and complicity in an assassination; or remain silent, allowing the murder of thousands.... Christians interested in Bonhoeffers theology will find it illuminated in the fuller context of his life. Believers seeking inspiration for living a bold life of faith will receive it in abundance. Readers fascinated with this era in history will discover revealing glimpses behind the scenes of the anti-Hitler movement.... [H]istorians will find this a solid academic work.

DIANE GARDNER, FOREWORD REVIEWS

A stunning achievement recounting Bonhoeffers life with lucidity, historical detail, and a concretely contextualized handling of [his] often misunderstood theological legacy.... Metaxas masterfully distills Bonhoeffers eventful and complex life into a true narrative biography that is comprehensive and vivid without being overwhelming.

CHRISTIANBOOK.COM

Dietrich Bonhoeffer has at last found the writer he deserves. Eric Metaxas has written a book that adds a new dimension to World War II, a new understanding of how evil can seize the soul of a nation and a man of faith can confront it and transform defeat into victory, lies into transcendent truth. No one who cares about the history of the modern world can afford to ignore this book.