Strange glory : a life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer / Charles Marsh.
| Author/creator | Marsh, Charles, 1958- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. |
| Description | x, 515 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Eternity's child -- "Italy is simply inexhaustible" -- University studies -- "Greetings from the matador" -- "Covered in the moss of tradition" -- "I heard the gospel preached in the Negro churches" -- "Under the constraint of grace" -- Theological storm troopers on the march -- Crying in the wilderness -- "A new kind of monasticism" -- "I must be a sojourner and a stranger" -- "Christmas amid the ruins" -- Killing the madman -- "The greatest of feasts on the journey to freedom." |
| Abstract | A portrait of the German pastor-theologian draws on new research to cover the 1930 visit to America that shaped his perspectives on faith and moral responsibility, his achievements as an anti-Nazi activist, and the plot against Hitler that would result in his execution. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-487) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013045873 |
| ISBN | 9780307269812 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0307269817 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780307390387 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0307390381 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BX4827 .B57 M37 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |