Bonhoeffer's Roots Against the Storm

When the National Socialist movement swept through Germany in the 1930s, it captivated an entire nation with its promise of renewal and power. Universities, civic institutions, and even large portions of the German church bent under its ideology. But a young pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer refused to be swept away. While thousands of clergy signed loyalty oaths to the regime, Bonhoeffer helped organize the Confessing Church.…