Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

By Eric Metaxas

245 pages

Dietrich Bonhoeffer led an incredible life. He was born into an aristocratic family in Germany. His father was a prominent neurologist. He could have lived a life of pleasure instead he chose to be a pastor and university professor in theology. The ministry took him to Spain and America. When he returned to Germany, Hitler was on the rise to power.  Bonhoeffer convictions would not allow him to remain silent. He was outspoken on the Nazi’s anti-Semitic rhetoric. After the German church was seized by the Third Reich, Bonhoeffer, along with other pastors, organized the Confessing Church in 1934. Bonhoeffer eventually joined the German Resistance working to remove Hitler from power. This is a complete biography of a great man. 

Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas

Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas -- 304 pages

This is a biography of William Wilberforce, the man at the heart of the end of the British slave trade. Not only did Wilberforce help to end the slave trade, he also changed the hearts and minds of the British people, who before then never valued service to the poor or help for those less fortunate.
William Wilberforce has always been one of my heroes, and Eric Metaxas does a wonderful job portraying his life, his work, and his passion.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas -- 608 pages

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Pastor, wholly dedicated to the true church, enough to stand up against the German Christian movement that Hitler instituted.
He was a Prophet who saw Hitler's mad and sadistic nature before anyone else could, and warned the Germans of the path that they were headed on.
He was a Spy and a critical part of the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler.
And lastly, he was a Martyr, executed for his actions only days before Hitler committed suicide and the war ended.
This biography is quite long and can be a bit dry, but the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a great one.