The Theologian Who Could Not Stay in New York
In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrived in New York City with every reason to stay. Friends had arranged a safe teaching position at Union Theological...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Samuel 3:1-10.
In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrived in New York City with every reason to stay. Friends had arranged a safe teaching position at Union Theological Seminary, far from Hitler's tightening grip on Germany. He had escaped. He was free. But from his very first night in Manhattan, something would not let him rest. A voice — not audible, but unmistakable — kept pressing on his conscience.…
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