{"product_id":"bonhoeffer-pastor-martyr-prophet-spy-9781400224647","title":"Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho better to face the greatest evil of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century than a humble man of faith?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling biography, Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life--the theologian and the spy--and draws them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBonhoeffer\u003c\/em\u003e, Metaxas presents the fullest account of Bonhoeffer's life, including his: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eheart-wrenching decision to leave the safe haven of America to return to Hitler's Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einvolvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in \"Operation 7,\" the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elifelong dedication to sharing the tenets of his faith \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition, revised and with a new introduction from the author, shares the deeply moving story through previously unavailable documents, including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and firsthand personal accounts to reveal never-before-seen dimensions of Bonhoeffer's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBonhoeffer\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Metaxas has created a biography of uncommon power--intelligent, moving, well researched, vividly written, and rich in implication for our own lives. Or to put it another way: Buy this book. Read it. Then buy another copy and give it to a person you love. It's that good.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eArchbishop Charles Chaput\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Metaxas tells Bonhoeffer's story with passion and theological sophistication.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Metaxas presents Bonhoeffer as a clear-headed, deeply convicted Christian who submitted to no one and nothing except God and his Word.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Metaxas has written a book that adds a new dimension to World War II, a new understanding of how evil can seize the soul of a nation and a man of faith can confront it.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Fleming\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eThe New Dealers' War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetaxas, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEric Metaxas is the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBonhoeffer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMartin Luther\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIf You Can Keep It\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiracles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSeven Women, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSeven Men, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003eAmazing Grace\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. His writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, and Metaxas has appeared as a cultural commentator on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. He is the host of \u003cem\u003eThe Eric Metaxas Radio Show\u003c\/em\u003e, a daily nationally syndicated show aired in 120 U.S. cities and on TBN. Metaxas is also the founder of \u003cem\u003eSocrates in the City\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed series of conversations on \"life, God, and other small topics,\" featuring Malcolm Gladwell, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Baroness Caroline Cox, and Dick Cavett, among many others. He is a senior fellow and lecturer at large at the King's College in Manhattan, where he lives with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599943012626,"sku":"9781400224647","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c506c767-8dbc-444e-8986-b020016dd3e9.jpg?v=1732207369","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bonhoeffer-pastor-martyr-prophet-spy-9781400224647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}