Bonhoeffer An Anti-Nazi Dissident
As a young pastor, Bonhoeffer helped to organise the Confessing Church, Germany's only true organised challenge to the Nazi state. A prolific writer and acclaimed preacher, Bonhoeffer came to New York on a teaching fellowship and taught Sunday school in the famed Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.
When Bonhoeffer returned to Germany in 1932 he brought with him a new awareness of racial prejudice and became one of the first clear voices to challenge the Christian churches to stand with the Jews in their moment of need. In the end, Bonhoeffer paid with his life for his beliefs. Three weeks before the end of World War II, the 39-year old Bonhoeffer was executed.
"Uncommonly dramatic! An awesome assemblage of extremely rare footage of Hitler and, more insidiously, of the Catholic and Protestant hierarchies which openly supported his regime." - Variety
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93 mins
Year
2003
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Bonhoeffer inspired Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and countless others who've put their lives on the line to fight for justice. In an era where many promote and shout their religion proudly, often with violent aims, this is an important reminder that the truly spiritual seek justice through ...Read more
Bonhoeffer inspired Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and countless others who've put their lives on the line to fight for justice. In an era where many promote and shout their religion proudly, often with violent aims, this is an important reminder that the truly spiritual seek justice through peaceful means. BONHOEFFER is a great introduction to a much-needed story, and does a great job of rounding out the basic tenets of the subject's theories. We could use a few more Bonhoeffers today.
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