The Voyage Back Into the Wilderness
In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood on the deck of a ship bound for New York. Friends in America had arranged everything — a teaching...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 4:1-13.
In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood on the deck of a ship bound for New York. Friends in America had arranged everything — a teaching position at Union Theological Seminary, safety from the Nazi regime that was tightening its grip on Germany, and a platform to influence the world from comfort. It was a reasonable offer. A good offer. No one would have blamed him for staying.…
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