Bonhoeffer's Return Ticket
In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood on a New York City sidewalk with a one-way ticket back to Germany in his pocket. Friends at Union...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Deuteronomy 30:15-20.
In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood on a New York City sidewalk with a one-way ticket back to Germany in his pocket. Friends at Union Theological Seminary had arranged his escape from the Nazi regime. He had a teaching position, a safe apartment, and every reason to stay. Behind him lay comfort and long life. Before him lay almost certain suffering.…
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