The involved and complex story of the German Church Struggle needs to be viewed within a wider perspective than the twelve years of Nazi rule. Its roots lie deep within the varieties of theologies in the Weimar years (1919-1933) and its effects stretch forward to the eventual reunification of Germany in 1989-1990. A common thread between the competing parties within the struggle was a concern for the renewal and relevance of the German Protestant churches. Both in his life and writings, Dietrich Bonhoeffer can offer us a useful lens through which to view both these earlier and later...

The involved and complex story of the German Church Struggle needs to be viewed within a wider perspective than the twelve years of Nazi rule. Its roots lie deep within the varieties of theologies in the Weimar years (1919-1933) and its effects stretch forward to the eventual reunification of Germany in 1989-1990. A common thread between the competing parties within the struggle was a concern for the renewal and relevance of the German Protestant churches. Both in his life and writings, Dietrich Bonhoeffer can offer us a useful lens through which to view both these earlier and later...