The Doubled Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Women, Sexuality, and Nazi Germany

Few twentieth-century theologians have had a bigger impact on theology than Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man who 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 nonfiction, 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.

Author: Diane Reynolds
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 04/01/2016
Pages: 466
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781498206563

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/14/2016

About the Author
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.