Try free for 30 days
-
Bonhoeffer
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner, Eric Metaxas
- Length: 23 hrs and 23 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $33.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
Who better to face the greatest evil of the 20th century than a humble man of faith?
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Dietrich Bonhoeffer - a pastor and author, known as much for such spiritual classics as The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together as for his 1945 execution in a concentration camp for his part in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
In the first major biography of Bonhoeffer in 40 years, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life - the theologian and the spy - to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. In a deeply moving narrative, Metaxas uses previously unavailable documents - including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and firsthand personal accounts - to reveal dimensions of Bonhoeffer's life and theology never before seen.
In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer's heart-wrenching 1939 decision to leave the safe haven of America for Hitler's Germany, and using extended excerpts from love letters and coded messages written to and from Bonhoeffer's Cell 92, Metaxas tells for the first time the full story of Bonhoeffer's passionate and tragic romance.
Listeners will discover fresh insights and revelations about his life-changing months at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem and about his radical position on why Christians are obliged to stand up for the Jews. Metaxas also sheds new light on Bonhoeffer's reaction to Kristallnacht and his involvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in "Operation 7", the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland.
Bonhoeffer gives witness to one man's extraordinary faith and to the tortured fate of the nation he sought to deliver from the curse of Nazism. It brings the listener face to face with a man determined to do the will of God radically, courageously, and joyfully - even to the point of death. Bonhoeffer is the story of a life framed by a passion for truth and a commitment to justice on behalf of those who face implacable evil.
"Insightful and illuminating, this tome makes a powerful contribution to biography, history and theology." (Publishers Weekly)
"[A] massive and masterful new biography." (Christianity Today)
"Metaxas tells Bonhoeffer's story with passion and theological sophistication." (Wall Street Journal)
"Metaxas magnificently captures the life of theologian and anti-Nazi activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer.... A definitive Bonhoeffer biography for the 21st Century." (Kirkus)
More from the same
What listeners say about Bonhoeffer
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- NZ Pom
- 08-04-2021
Utterly mesmerising !
Can’t recommend this book highly enough. What an inspirational man, totally committed to his Christian world view. A lesson courage.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Joshua
- 17-12-2021
Incredible
The first chapter was slow and read like a textbook account of Bonhoeffer’s early life. But, it was essential for understanding much of the later book which was riveting.
Metaxas did well to balance storytelling and theology. And, one really gets the sense of events heaven and earth simultaneously. Well worth the read. I’m now keen to check out Bonhoeffer’s books!!!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Josh
- 22-08-2020
Very detailed
Inspiring story, takes a while to get to the exciting parts of his undercover work with the conspiracy but on the whole a great listen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Micah
- 28-08-2023
A thorough and fascinating biography
Reading Eric’s biography of Bonhoeffer was as if one had been transported back to an age unrecognisable in many ways to our own, and yet eerily similar. In that the political and social principles underpinning the antisemitism and destruction of all things deemed weak within Germany in the early 20th century, like a merry go round, continue to be ferociously debated today. Nothing new under the sun.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- SS
- 29-07-2021
History, Biography +
Amazing Story of a pastor who was part of the resistance against Nazi Germany and Hitler during WW2. Shows his life from childhood to his death. Awesome historical/ political /social background of the time period. it comes across more as a documentary, bit it was so informative that I couldn't stop listening. I learnt much.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 13-09-2022
There by the grace of God go I
can't even begin to imagine what the Jews and the likes of Bonhoeffer went through. my soul ached and was saddened throughout most of the story. where does my help come from, my help comes from the Lord the maker of heaven and earth.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 04-02-2024
Inspirational and richly informative
I didn’t know Bonhoeffer’s story until now. This story is one that I will not forget. An inspiring account of a great and selfless hero of faith.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 20-11-2021
Outstanding
You will not regret this purchase. So much was learnt about WWII Germany, the Nazi Party and why people do or don't stand against evil. You certainly get a sense of "knowing" the great man through this outstanding book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 19-10-2022
breath taking and awe-inspiring
what a lift to have lived with so much joy in shch bleek times, to lean on God with everything and to receive back from him everything.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Blake A.
- 05-12-2022
Humbling, Inspiring, and Tragic
A must listen for any Christian needing to be reminded of the cost of following Christ. An inspiration man and his story that is well told and recorded.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!