Bonhoeffer and the Church That Split in Two
In May 1934, a young German pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer helped draft the Barmen Declaration, a document that drew a sharp line through the heart...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 12:49-56.
In May 1934, a young German pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer helped draft the Barmen Declaration, a document that drew a sharp line through the heart of the German church. On one side stood the "German Christians," who draped swastikas over their altars and bent scripture to serve the Reich. On the other stood the Confessing Church, which insisted that Jesus Christ alone was Lord.…
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