Bonhoeffer Abridged

Eric Metaxas' award-winning, bestselling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer - the German theologian and pastor who dared to resist Hitler - is now available in this abridged version. The original's 624 pages have been reduced by about 60%, offering time-pressed readers the essentials of this moving narrative.

**From the *New York Times* bestselling author of *Amazing Grace*, an abridged version of the groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, the man who stood up to Hitler.**

A definitive, deeply moving narrative, *Bonhoeffer* is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double-agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the F hrer, and was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age 39. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the 20th century.

*Bonhoeffer* presents a profoundly orthodox Christian theologian whose faith led him to boldly confront the greatest evil of the 20th century, and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the story of his passionate romance.Read less