New Bio of Executed WWII Pastor/Spy Reveals U.S. Influence (Bonhoeffer)

Fox News ^ | 4/9/2010 | Lauren Green

[AngieGal]

On April 9, 1945, 65 years ago today, just a few weeks before an allied offensive brought Germany to its knees and ended World War II in Europe, a young, mild-mannered Lutheran theologian was hanged by the Nazis in Flossenburg Concentration Camp.

His crime ... conspiring to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a theological genius of the 20th century, is now emerging as a war hero, martyr and spy.

"What is so amazing about the story of Bonhoeffer is that he puts a completely different spin for us as Americans on World War II," says Eric Metaxas, author of "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy" (Thomas Nelson, 2010), the first biography in 40 years of this influential Christian. The book is being released on Friday, the anniversary of Bonhoeffer's execution.

[Thane_Banquo]

That doesn't mean it is correct. I am not a Calvinist either. I fault Calvinism for a lot of problems in Christianity, most notably that many Calvinists deny that there is such a thing as the New Covenant, so they subordinate Jesus and Calvary below Moses and Sinai. To be honest, Finney's rage against justification by faith was a result of being taught by Calvinists that the Christian is both justified by faith, and under the Old Covenant Law. He rightly saw this as a contradiction, but his faulty solution was to do away with the Cross in favor of Sinai.

On the other hand, there are Calvinists like John G. Reisinger who have a much better understanding of the New Covenant.

BTW, the problem isn't that churches teach justification by faith. The problem is that they teach against justification by faith. Paul himself says we are "justified by faith" (Rom. 5:1).

[Thane_Banquo]

What you’re describing is the first great awakening, not the second.

[Timmy]

"When Christ calls a man, he bids him to come and die.". Dietrich Bonhoffer

[TET1968]

....”On April 9, 1945, Bonhoeffer was hanged. Three weeks later, Hitler committed suicide.

On May 1, German forces in Italy surrendered. The next day, German forces in Berlin surrendered. On May 7, 1945, the unconditional surrender of all German forces was signed. The war in Europe was over.”.......

“....What was left in its wake was the murder of 6 million Jews and a legacy that has tarnished the Christian faith in Europe........”

To the author:

WTF IS THIS?...Check out Omaha Beach you dumb ass.

[nkycincinnatikid]

If one began critiqueing this bone headed fluff piece, you would need to start at the title, LOL.
At least a God worthy man gets some press.

[cayuga]

WTF IS THIS?...Check out Omaha Beach you dumb ass.

What do any of your selected quotes have to do with Omaha Beach?

[SoConPubbie]

What you’re describing is the first great awakening, not the second.

I hate to be a stickler for details, but re-read the quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer that you posted, he made a declarative statement that included the phrase "have never been able ". Unless I am missing something, there is no distinction between the first and second great awakening.

[SoConPubbie]

“....What was left in its wake was the murder of 6 million Jews and a legacy that has tarnished the Christian faith in Europe........”

More Marxist agitprop.

They don't actually believe this stuff, because they know it's not true, however, they hope to dupe as many people as possible, setting up the false dichotomy that Hitler belongs as an example of Extreme Right-Wing views, thereby establishing a deceitful form of relativism between right and left political views concerning the evil of both.

[cayuga]

WTF IS THIS?...Check out Omaha Beach you dumb ass.

Hey TET.

I'm asking you again: What do your quotes have to do with Omaha Beach?

They must mean something to you since you called the author a dumb ass over them.

Please explain the connection.

[TET1968]

Something to do with the legions of white crosses over looking it.

[scott7278]

Here’s a book by one of my former professors (Mark Devine) on Bonhoeffer:

http://www.amazon.com/Bonhoeffer-Speaks-Today-Following-Jesus/dp/0805432612