This guide will connect you to many types of information sources about Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), the influential German Protestant theologian, pastor, and resistance fighter, who was executed by the Nazis.
Introductory Articles
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Biography from A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations
Biography from the Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Biography from the Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed.
Biography from the Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2nd ed.
Biography from Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
Reference Works
The Cambridge Companion to Dietrich Bonhoeffer by 
Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians by 
Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies by 
The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology in the Twentieth Century by 
A New Handbook of Christian Theologians by 
The Routledge Companion to Modern Christian Thought by Works in English
Sanctorum Communio: A Theological Study of the Sociology of the Church by 
Act and Being: Transcendental Philosophy and Ontology in Systematic Theology by 
Creation and Fall: A Theological Exposition of Genesis 1-3 by 
Discipleship by 
Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible by 
Ethics by 
Fiction from Tegel Prison by 
Letters and Papers from Prison by 
The Young Bonhoeffer: 1918-1927 by 
Barcelona, Berlin, New York: 1928-1931 by 
Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work:1931-1932 by 
Berlin: 1932-1933 by Works (Continued)
Theological Education Underground: 1937-1940 by 
Conspiracy and Imprisonment: 1940-1945 by Find Books
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Hanged on a Twisted Cross
a film on Bonhoeffer by T.N. Mohan, 1996
Listen to the episode on Bonhoeffer from the BBC Radio 4 series In Our Time
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