Podcasts · Undeceptions with John Dickson
139. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
· 1 h 15 min · S13 E1
Episode 139. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A new movie has been released this week about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who was killed by the Nazis for his involvement in a plot to kill Hitler.
Bonhoeffer's fame has ballooned into a kind of mythology that has seen people of all stripes "claim" him as their own. But our guest for this episode says that if we only think of him as a “hero” for our cause, we may miss important pieces of Bonhoeffer’s complex life and thinking.
So, who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer and why does he still matter?
• (04:47) - - Bonhoeffer's Germany • (13:13) - - The Nazi Church • (22:59) - - Bonhoeffer's career begins • (30:36) - - Bonhoeffer begins to speak out • (40:20) - - Bonhoeffer joins a resistence • (46:55) - - The plot to kill Hitler • (50:51) - - Bonhoeffer's ethical theory: how he might have justified killing Hitler • (58:09) - - Imprisoned by the Nazis • (01:00:21) - - Bonhoeffer is executed • (01:04:59) - - What we get wrong about Bonhoeffer • (01:08:11) - - Jesus: the man for others
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