The Doubled Life Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Diane Reynolds by Diane Reynolds; 9781498206570, 1498206573 instant download after payment.

Few twentieth-century theologians have had a bigger impact on theology than Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a manwho lived his faith and died at the hands of the Nazis. For Bonhoeffer, the theological was the personal, life and faith deeply intertwined-and to this day the world is inspired by that witness. Yet the true story of the women in this remarkable man's life has until now been obscured by a conventional narrative that has distorted their role. Using primary source material by the women, and even including the first ever photo of alleged "first fiancee" Elisabeth Zinn, this book "sees" these women fully for the first time. A highly readable but scholarly work of narrative non-fiction, The Doubled Life places Bonhoeffer's theology of love and sexuality within the context of his struggles with women, friendship, and the evils of Nazi Germany.

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Using letters, photos and published writing, Reynolds studies the social ecology of her subject, placing him in context to show whom he loved and how those relationships mattered ... The field of Bonhoeffer studies will benefit from this balanced correction to popular hagiography.

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Diane Reynolds is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and Publishers Weekly among other publications. She teaches literature and writing at the university level and also holds an MDiv from Earlham School of Religion.