A review by ferris_mx
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

1.0

This was some hagiographic bullshit about a person whom, however philosophically pure, was ultimately completely ineffective in his goal of saving Germany. I'm not saying Bonhoeffer wasn't heroic. He took chances others didn't, and for the right motivations. Metaxas's discussion of his theology is shallow, most particularly as regards the apparent difficulty of reconciling Bonhoeffer's later theology with his earlier. And his treatment of Bonhoeffer's relationship with the much younger Maria was pathetic. Ultimately in the last pages Metaxas quote Hildebrandt's eulogy "One of the happiest, freest, bravest homes in Germany has been bereft of its children - this is where the real victims of this war are to be found." Bonhoeffer's not responsible for what was said at his funeral. But Hildebrandt is responsible for what he said, and Metaxas is responsible for presenting this tripe without comment.