Uncommon Courage
From 1939-45, more than 15 assassination attempts were made against Adolf Hitler, involving thousands of religious leaders, politicians and members of the military. One of the conspirators was a passionate Lutheran pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Working as a double agent, he secretly fed information about the plots to the Allies, because he believed “action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” He was ultimately hung at the Flossenburg concentration camp, just 23 days before the Nazis’ surrender. This week we explore the legacy of Bonhoeffer, one of the most celebrated Christian leaders to oppose Nazi anti-Semitism.
Uncommon Courage
From 1939-45, more than 15 assassination attempts were made against Adolf Hitler, involving thousands of religious leaders, politicians and members of the military. One of the conspirators was a passionate Lutheran pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Working as a double agent, he secretly fed information about the plots to the Allies, because he believed “action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” He was ultimately hung at the Flossenburg concentration camp, just 23 days before the Nazis’ surrender. This week we explore the legacy of Bonhoeffer, one of the most celebrated Christian leaders to oppose Nazi anti-Semitism.
