Bonhoeffer the Assassin?: Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.95 (529 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801039614 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This careful examination questions the assumption that Bonhoeffer was involved in plots to assassinate Hitler and reveals Bonhoeffer's consistent commitment to peace.
Mark Thiessen Nation (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of theology at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and has authored several books, including John Howard Yoder: Mennonite Patience, Evangelical Witness, Catholic Convic
Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary"If you mention Bonhoeffer, just about everyone thinks of his involvement in a conspiracy to kill Hitler. This fascinating book not only questions this assumption but also shows what happens when you read him without it. The point is not principlism but God in Jesus entering incarnationally with compassion into the midst of our defenses and alienation, bringing healing and our participation in Jesus's nonviolent way."--Glen Stassen, author of A Thicker Jesus: Incarnational Discipleship in a Secular Age"Nation, Siegrist, and Umbel challen
Bonhoeffer the Assassin? Probably Not Amazon Customer In their newly-released book, Bonhoeffer The Assassin? Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking, the authors Mark Thiessen Nation, Anthony G. Siegrist, and Daniel P. Umbel provide compelling evidence that Dietrich Bonhoeffer did not participate in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.I had anticipated this book's publication since reading an article in which one of the authors, Mark Thiessen Nation, revealed the thesis of their re. An important corrective to the assassination narrative The German theologian and pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed by the Third Reich in the waning days of World War II, is enjoying something of a posthumous renaissance in the evangelical world even though he might not really qualify as an evangelical. Much of this is attributable to the risible but wildly popular biography of Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas. Unfortunately this renewal of interest in Bonhoeffer presents as an ironclad fact his. A Well Written Book that Forces Us to Reconsider How We Talk About Bonhoeffer's Legacy I had the pleasure of reading Bonhoeffer The Assassin?: Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking, by Mark Nation, Anthony Siegrist, and Daniel Umbel. In this work, the authors have one primary and focused goal, that is to challenge the language used and assumptions held by many surrounding Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s legacy, specifically as it relates to his participation in the Abwehr and the resistance plots to kill Hit