Wondrously sheltered dietrich bonhoeffer biography by eric metaxas

There is an ever-growing collection of biographies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who was executed by the Nazis in This means that when people are looking to learn about Bonhoeffer, it can be difficult to know where to dive in. This post will be a catch-all specifically for biographies about Bonhoeffer. This post will continue to be updated as I encounter additional biographies, and may be expanded to include related works.

Why am I qualified to do this post? I am not a Bonhoeffer scholar by any traditional means, and I think it is incredibly important to read those scholars. That said, I have read over books by or about Bonhoeffer, his life, and his theology. By no means does this make me an expert, but I think I could at least offer some insights into questions about what biography to read.

A graphic novel as a Bonhoeffer biography that caught me unawares in The art style is engaging, and the panels manage to tell the story without being too cluttered with text.

In this New York Times best-selling biography, Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life—the theologian and the spy—and draws them together to tell a.

But really, this will appeal to adults who like graphic novels and can also be good reading for teens or tweens who want to engage with deeper topics. All nuance on this and related topics is basically lost with the format here. You want a quick, easy read on Bonhoeffer that gives you at least a surface familiarity with his life and work.

This is by far the most popular biography of Bonhoeffer. Any biographer can mess up geography or days. It happens. Why does Metaxas avoid it?