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The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero

Patricia McCormick

Dietrich Bonhoeffer grows up in a large, progressive German family and studies theology before entering the ministry. He believes the Lutheran church should address ordinary lives and oppose injustice. A visit to the United States exposes him to racism and Black church life, further shaping his activism. As the National Socialist Party rises, Bonhoeffer joins resistance efforts and becomes spiritual adviser to people planning Hitler’s assassination. He is captured and executed with his co-conspirators.

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Themes
Activism · History · Religion And Spirituality · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 13, 2016
ISBN-13
9780062411099
Language
English
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