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<p>Stephen Haynes's provocative study articulates the many motives and agendas that readers and scholars have brought to their study of Bonhoeffer, making it difficult to assess objectively the relationship of his political and religious commitments, the real meaning of his theology, and his words and actions on behalf of Jews. Reading Haynes's book helps us learn not only what Bonhoeffer has to teach us but also what it is we most desire to learn.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>In the last 20 years, various groups have petitioned Yad Vashem, the Holocaust remembrance authority in Jerusalem, to award Dietrich Bonhoeffer the designation of Righteous Gentile, but so far all such requests have been denied. Many of these petitioners view Bonhoeffer as a model of the Christian church's resistance to the Nazi effort to rid Europe of Jewish people, and as a theologian for a post-Holocaust era. But Haynes, associate professor of religion at Rhodes College, argues effectively that the truth is more complicated than the simple and appealing image that scholars and the media have presented. Despite Bonhoeffer's deeds, which Haynes finds exemplary, his theology, when read as a whole, is tro
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- Author
- Haynes, Stephen R.
- Publisher
- Augsburg Fortress
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780800636524
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Religion, Philosophy, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.75 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14