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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Agent, Märtyrer und Prophet
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Agent, Märtyrer und Prophet
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Agent, Märtyrer und Prophet
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Agent, Märtyrer und Prophet

Von Eric Metaxas

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30. Januar 1933: Adolf Hitler wird deutscher Reichskanzler. Noch ahnt niemand, dass sein Regime Deutschland zerstören wird. Doch schon zwei Tage später warnt der junge Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer im Rundfunk vor dem "Ver-Führer". Nach langem inneren Ringen entscheidet er sich schließlich, als Doppelagent gegen Hitler zu arbeiten. Das kostet ihm 1945 im KZ Flossenbürg das Leben. Metaxas erzählt Bonhoeffers Geschichte und lässt ihn in zum Teil wenig bekannten Briefen zu Wort kommen. Sein entschiedener Glaube an Jesus Christus gab ihm die Kraft für sein mutiges Handeln.

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Stand: 7. Auflage 2017
SpracheDeutsch
HerausgeberSCM Hänssler
Erscheinungsdatum14. Nov. 2014
ISBN9783775170802
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Eric Metaxas

Eric Metaxas studierte an der Yale University und ist in Deutschland vor allem für seine Biografie über Bonhoeffer bekannt, die auf Deutsch in der siebten Auflage vorliegt. Seine Beiträge als Journalist erschienen u.a. in der New York Times, auf CNN und im Wall Street Journal.

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  • 4/5
    I will shamefacedly admit that I liked this book when I first read it. Having learned that the author, Eric Metaxas, is a supporter of the current President was bad enough. Now that I learn he is an apologist and defender of Bill O'Reilly, I have to question any judgement he makes on Bonhoeffer or any other subject. Any recommendations for books written by authors who are not morally tainted by their own stands on current issues are appreciated. Don't read this book unless you want to line the pockets of someone who spends his money and time defending the indefensible.
  • 4/5
    Overall, I enjoyed this biography. As I read/listened to it, I kept trying to connect it to what I know of Church history and history in general from this time. It was fascinating to learn new things about the Nazi party, such as: they started their own Church: Reichskirke (officially: The German Evangelical Church). Metaxas shows the many sides of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and does an excellent job of bringing the young pastor's internal and external struggles to the reader. Many people played many roles in the stand against Hitler's Nazi party during those years in Germany; it's interesting to see what role those leaders in the Protestant Church (particularly Lutheran) played. Bonhoeffer and many of his friends and colleagues were punished and killed for their role in the downfall of the Third Reich. If you're interested in the Lutheran Church, Church History, History before/during WWII, or the role played by the Church during the Nazi Third Reich, this is an interesting place to begin looking at those various topics/subjects.As always, you'll just have to read it to discover if you'll like it or not.
  • 5/5
    I cannot sing this books praises highly enough. It is a detailed and comprehensive account of the life of a man with a brilliant mind and inspiring spirit. In no way did I mind the details that were shared, for every part of Bonhoeffer's life was fascinating for the thoughtful and intentional way that he lived it. As someone who is fascinated with history I also found the background information about what was going on behind the scenes during the World War II era in Germany fascinating. This time period is one that so much is written about, but these new details gave me new understanding of how it affected the German people and their families. There were many moral dilemmas that Bonhoeffer tackled, such as the role of the church and the state, whether or not it is morally correct to lie in certain circumstances, and--of course--the rightness of being involved in a plot to assassinate the leader of a country. I couldn't always follow (or agree with) all of the reasoning that was shared, however there is no doubt that Bonhoeffer had a brilliant mind and that his life was cut short far too soon. The relationships he shared with family and friends, and his fiance were also fascinating aspects of the story, and not only added emotional impact but also suspense.
  • 2/5
    I cannot give this book a positive review. I believe that the author is guilty of interpreting Bonhoeffer through the lense of his own theology. In the process, he distorts--and may even misrepresent--Bonhoeffer's own beliefs.
  • 5/5
    The life of Dietrich Bonhoefer was an example of a Christ centered one. Bonhoefer combined a solid theology educaton with a humble christian life. This book presents the main facts of his life, with close attention to the evolution of his thought and the struggles he endured in Nazi Germany. Eric Metaxas portrait of Dietrich Bonhoefer allows the reader to know the difficulties and satisfactions of a meaningful life.
  • 5/5
    3 for 2016. This book fits several categories in the Read Harder Challenge 2016. It is a biography. Religion and Politics play central themes in the plot. And the book is well over 500 pages long. That's where I'll put it, although I I have plenty more books to read that could even go in this category. Having written my doctoral dissertation about a writer executed for having collaborated with the Nazis, I would have thought I knew all I needed to know about that horrid period of twentieth century life. What I had not understood was the depth of the resistance inside Germany--the number of people of good faith and upper class who stood ready to lose everything to stop the madman "leading" their country. Bonhoeffer was one such man, caught between the love of one's country and the profound loathing of the forces that are destroying that fatherland. Always asking the question "what does God require of me?" Bonhoeffer, while he had religious figures among his ancestors, did not grow up in a deeply religious home. But it was a home that honored scholarship, and Bonhoeffer put as much effort in his study of theology as his father and siblings put into their more scientific areas. Anyone wishing to deepen their view of Christianity, their understanding of Nazi Germany, or the difference between the "German Christians" and the "Confessing Church" needs to read Eric Metaxas' detailed biography of this seminal thinker.
  • 3/5
    The life of Dederick Bonhoeffer is also a story of German history at the time. Born into an educated and professional family, Dederick decides to become a minister rather than pursuing a more lucrative career. The book delves into much of the theological discussions of the time regarding Lutheran dogma. However, the life of Bonhoeffer is very interesting especially his relationship with a young woman Maria. They are eventually engaged, but never marry as Bonhoeffer is sent to a Nazi prison for his stand against Hitler. He obviously was not only a very intelligent man and one with very high ethics, but also a brave man to work against the Nazis, even to the point of plotting to assassinate Hitler.
  • 5/5
    Excellent!
  • 5/5
    I cannot add much to what has been said on the large number of prior reviews. I thought I had a pretty good knowledge of Bonhoeffer's life but despite this I was absolutely fascinated with this biography. The background of his childhood and family history was important and enlightening. While I tend to rate books high (lots of 4 or 5 stars) I think that is because I read books that are usually very good. This book is not only one that I not only read, but bought copies for both my parents and my in-laws. I can remember feeling so strongly about a book that I would do that. This is that type of book.
  • 5/5
    Eric Metaxas' tome on Dietrich Boenhoeffer may be the most important book I'll read this year. While I knew some basic facts of the German pastor who died at the hands of the German SS regime, Metaxas made him come alive. Weighing in at over 600 pages, Boenhoeffer: pastor, martyr, prophet, spy is dense. Long quotations from letters, while difficult to muddle through at points, allow Boenhoeffer to tell his own story. I was moved my this book. Am I standing for principle? Am I willing to pay the ultimate cost for that which is most important to me? Do I deal with difficult situations with a grace that can only come from Christ? The life of Dietrich Boenhoeffer made me ask these and many more questions.
  • 5/5
    Brilliant, challenging, thought-provoking, moving, humbling, inspiring.

    I hoped that I would be affected by reading this, and I have been. Incredible story about what one man can do when he submits himself to God's will above all.
  • 1/5
    An historical monograph posing as a biography. This book is 400 pages too long. I never knew it was possible to be this bored and still remain conscious.
  • 5/5
    This is the most amazing book. the writer was very skilled at touching on events of that time without glorifying or detailing the atrocities but still keeping it very real. i don't want to say to much because it is in experience to question. it is bit of a hard read and took me a week but well worth it. it makes you think and gives you a side view of things and the dedication of the reich long before it even began.
  • 4/5
    OK--I have heard the complaints that this book is not "factual" enough but I still enjoyed it immensely which I was surprised about. Enough unknown history about Germany and how it got the way it did, including the German Christians, and yet still not mean spirited. Just presenting the facts and you decide.
  • 5/5
    This is an inspirational biography of a man, who was complicated (see subtitle) and lived in complicated & difficult times. He saw it simply as follow God's will for his life however. It also makes me want to read his two well-known works Cost of Discipleship, and Life Together.
  • 5/5
    In a word: magnificent. From his early beginnings in Berlin to his maturing into a true man of God, this stunning work shows Bonhoeffer's strength to stand and face, head-on, the evil of an emerging Nazi regime led by a relatively unknown foreigner, one Adolf Hitler. In spite of Hitler's persuasion of the German Church to adopt Nazi theology, Bonhoeffer remains steadfast in his commitment and his continual message of the Word of God as opposition to this growing evil. Amazingly, Bonhoeffer never wavered even as he was captured and eventually executed for his part in various assassination conspiracies against Hitler, even garnering the admiration of his executioners as a man "who was hardly ever seen so entirely submissive to the will of God". This is quite possibly the most important book I have ever read, and I was continually stunned and surprised at how much of this book applies to our situation in this country today. The similarities are eerie.
  • 5/5
    The subtitle of the 2010 biography by Eric Metaxas, "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy," only begins to define who Dietrich Bonhoeffer was. One might also add Writer, Friend, Family Man, Theologian and a few others. Metaxas gives due attention to each of these dimensions to Bonhoeffer's short life. He was executed by the Gestapo, under direct orders from Adolf Hitler, in 1945 just weeks before the end of World War II. Bonhoeffer, the devout German pastor, had played a role, however small, in a plot to assassinate Hitler.Quite early in Bonhoeffer's career he preached a sermon in which he said, "if you want to find eternity, you must serve the times." The times in which he served were among the worst in history. He was a patriotic German, a member of a prominent family, during Hitler's rise to power. Most of his colleagues in the German church were slow to recognize Hitler for who he was, never really believing he might do any of the things, such as the persecution of the Jews, he hinted at doing. Bonhoeffer, the prophet, was among the first to warn German Christians that they would have to take a stand. It is something of a wonder Bonhoeffer survived as long as he did.Yet he had plenty of opportunities to get out of Germany before war broke out and before it was too late. He made trips to the United States, England and elsewhere, and he was offered positions that would have kept him out of harm's way. Yet he felt his place was with his people in Germany. He cut short his last trip to the U.S. because of his eagerness to return to his friends and family.The success of the Metaxas biography may have been something of a surprise. Long biographies of theologians do not often turn into bestsellers. That this one did is a testament both to the biographer's skill as a writer and to the power of Bonhoeffer's life. I notice that another Bonhoeffer biography has just been published, but I'm sure the man life was important enough to deserve even more attention.The church I attend in Largo, Fla., has what is called the Cloud of Witnesses, dozens of busts of prominent men and women of the faith, from Moses to Martin Luther King, that surround the sanctuary. One of these belongs to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, pastor, martyr, prophet and spy.
  • 5/5
    This book is absolutely inspiring! It is an amazingly interesting read about the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This is the story of a Christian, German man who saw that he needed to speak out against what was happening to the Jewish people during Hitler's reign of terror. Because of his outspoken views, he gave up his life.This book was written in such a way that Christians and unbelievers alike will be convicted to action against wrongs in the midst of conflict. This book could change your life.
  • 2/5
    Yikes- this was a real disappointment, or, as Metaxas might say, a hemorrhoidal bummer. I was excited when I read reviews when it came out. Then I was wary when I learned that Metaxas is the 'founder and host' of a philosophy reading group for crazy-rich, conservative New Yorkers. Then when I saw that the blurbs for his book, rather than being by biographers or scholars, were by CEOs, ex-CEOs, former General Partners of Goldman Sachs, Kirkus journalists or people who feel the need to put PhD at the end of their names, I was really put off.

    Then I started reading, and I went back to excitement. Metaxas writes very clear, Hemingway-gone-effeminate sentences for the most part. It's very soothing... and then suddenly you realize that he's just lulling you so he can smack you over the head with a patented word-couple like 'hemorrhoidal isometrics' or 'vampiric homonculus.' In one sentence