WHO BETTER TO FACE THE GREATEST EVIL OF THE 20TH CENTURY THAN A HUMBLE MAN OF FAITH? As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Dietrich Bonhoefferùa pastor and author. In this New York Times best-selling biography, Eric Metaxas takes both strands of BonhoefferÆs lifeùthe theologian and the spyùand draws them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of BonhoefferÆs heart-wrenching decision to leave the safe haven of America to return to HitlerÆs Germany, and sheds new light on BonhoefferÆs involvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in ôOperation 7,ö the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland. "Bonhoeffer is the story of a life framed by a passion for truth and a commitment to justice on behalf of those who face implacable evil. Includes ReadersÆ Guide ô[A] beautifully constructed biography.ö ùAlan Wolfe, The New Republic ôMetaxas tells BonhoefferÆs story with passion and theological sophistication. . . .ö ùWall Street Journal ô[A] weighty, riveting analysis of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. . . .ö ùPublishers Weekly ôMetaxas presents Bonhoeffer as a clear-headed, deeply convicted Christian who submitted to no one and nothing except God and his Word.ö ùChristianity Today ôMetaxas has written a book that adds a new dimension to World War II, a new understanding of how evil can seize the soul of a nation and a man of faith can confront it. . . .ö ùThomas Fleming, author, The New DealersÆ War ôMetaxas has created a biography of uncommon powerùintelligent, moving, well researched,vividly written, and rich in implication for our own lives. Or to put it another way: Buy this book. Read it. Then buy another copy and give it to a person you love. ItÆs that good.ö ùArchbishop Charles Chaput, First Things "A definitive Bonhoeffer biography for the 21st century." ùKirkus Reviews 2011 ECPA Book of the Year 2011 Canterbury Medal by the Becket Fund recognizing courage in the defense of religious liberty 2011 Christopher Award winner highlighting the power of faith, courage, and action "A definitive Bonhoeffer biography for the 21st century." -Kirkus Reviews