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Gr 5 Up—McCormick provides a very readable account of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life, from his wealthy childhood in Berlin to his death at the hands of the Nazis in 1945. Readers learn of Bonhoeffer's family, childhood, talent as a piano prodigy, and eventual calling to become a minister. He traveled to Spain, the United States, and Engl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

On April 15, 1943, the Gestapo arrived at Dietrich Bonhoeffer's house in Berlin to arrest him for his role in attempting to assassinate Adolf Hitler. His guilt is never in doubt; instead, the book explores the question of what led this Lutheran minister, this pacifist and devout man of the cloth, to plan to kill another human. McCormick briefly covers Dietrich's privileged childhood, a childhood marred only by the death of his older brother in WWI. She traces his spiritual and religious calling, his de...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In April 1943, the Gestapo arrested pacifist Lutheran minister Dietrich Bonhoeffer for attempting to assassinate Hitler. Alongside Bonhoeffer's religious c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More