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| Book reviews; a study in contrasts... | |
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| Dewey | Jul 8 2012, 06:03 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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While I was up in Poughkeepsie, I ran into the local Barnes & Noble and picked up this:![]() One of the last few classes I'll be taking this Fall will be one on Bonhoeffer's theology, and I thought I'd read this biography beforehand. As I started to read it, I got a chuckle out of the vast diversity of blurbs just inside the front cover, from various sources recommending the book. A sampling, to explain what made me laugh: "Eric Metaxas has created a biography of uncommon power - intelligent, 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. It's that good... Eric Metaxas has written the kind of extraordinary book that no only brings Dietrich Bonhoeffer, his times and his witness vividly alive, but also leaves us yearning to find the same moral character in ourselves. No biographer can achieve anything higher." - Archbishop Charles Chaplit, First Things *** "The first major biography of Bonhoeffer in more than 40 years, bringing together newly available documents and a fresh outlook into the many facet of Bonhoeffer's life. Both theologian and spy, Bonhoeffer's life is brilliantly documented and aspects of his faith in the light of great struggle are examined. An invigorating and informative book, Eric Metaxas writes an incredible biography of a massively influential character that is sure to impress and enlighten readers." - The Church of England Newspaper *** "Crammed with insight, outrage, and urgency, this book positions Bonhoeffer where he bolongs, in the ranks of the great Christian humanists who have struggled against the prevailing winds of culture to faithfully and bravely interpret Christianity for their historical moment. This is also a deeply humanizing book, full of vignettes that reveal Bonhoeffer as a son, as a lover, a pastor, a friend, all in the context of the deadly work for which he is most remembered: resistance to the growing menace of Nazism." - Caleb J.D. Maskell, Associate Director, Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University, Department of Religion, Princeton University *** "Eric Metaxas clears up many misconceptions, giving priority to Bonhoeffer's own words and actions, in a massive and masterful new biography. During a harrowing time when many churches adopted Nazi ideology and others buckled under government pressure, Bonhoeffer stood strong, if sometimes alone. Metaxas presents Bonhoeffer as a clear-headed, deeply convicted Christian who submitted to no one and nothing except God and his Word." - Christianity Today *** Metaxas tells Bonhoeffer's story with passion and theological sophistication, often challenging revisionist accounts that make Bonhoeffer out to be a 'humanist' or ethicist for whom religious doctrine was easily disposable... His was a radical obedience to God, a frame of mind widely viewed today with fear and loathing, even among the faithful. In "Bonhoeffer", Mr. Metaxas reminds us that there are forms of religion - respectable, domesticated, timid - that may end up doing the devil's work for him." - Wall Street Journal *** "For anyone whose faith has been strengthened by the life and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, this is the biography you have always wanted. Eric Metaxas has written a rich, detailed, and beautiful account of the great pastor and theologian who gave us "The Cost of Discipleship" and sacrificed his life for opposing Hitler. Metaxas' "Bonhoeffer" is a monumental achievement and a deeply important work." - Greg Thornbury, Ph D, Dean, School of Christian Studies, Union University *** "Metaxas brings to life the extraordinary and selfless accomplishments of a true hero. Metaxas has the rare skill of taking the mundane but crucial details of life and weaving them into a history that flows like a novel. For anyone interested in what the strength of belief and conviction can accomplish, "Bonhoeffer" is an essential read." - Gerald Schroeder, Ph D, Israeli physicist and teacher, Aish Ha Torah Collef of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem; author, Genesis and the Big Bang and The Science of God *** "Who is Dietrich Bonhoeffer? He's a guy that you should know. This is a book that you should read." - Glenn Beck
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| jon-nyc | Jul 8 2012, 06:07 PM Post #2 |
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Cheers
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Lol |
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