Dietrich Bonhoeffer

February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945

Theologian & Martyr

Gave his life resisting tyranny for the sake of the gospel

Biography

German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident. Author of 'The Cost of Discipleship' and 'Life Together.' Executed by the Nazis at Flossenbürg concentration camp.

Faith & Testimony

Bonhoeffer's theology of 'costly grace' challenged cheap Christianity. He helped found the Confessing Church in opposition to Nazi influence and participated in a plot to assassinate Hitler. His final words were, 'This is the end — for me, the beginning of life.'

Sources

Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Wikipedia — Biography of the theologian-martyr executed by the Nazis
The Cost of Discipleship — By Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His influential work on 'costly grace' versus 'cheap grace'
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy — By Eric Metaxas. Bestselling biography of Bonhoeffer's life and faith