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Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s insightful writings and staunch resistance to the Nazi party have ensured that he remains one of the twentieth century’s most influential theologians. This accessible and engaging introduction, written by an internationally acclaimed Bonhoeffer scholar, considers the role Bonhoeffer played in resisting the Nazis and explains his attitude toward the Holocaust.

For theological study there is a still deeper question. Bonhoeffer died comparatively young, but nevertheless by the time of his arrest he had an impressive list of writings and publications to his name covering 16 years’ work in systematic and philosophical theology, biblical exposition and ethics. His writings include a huge quantity of lectures, sermons, papers and correspondence. So it has to be asked, ‘What is the relation between Bonhoeffer’s prison writings and his previous theological works?
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