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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0720229910996
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Manufacturer: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 20, 2004
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 25052
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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Product Description:
BONHOEFFER tells the dramatic story of one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, his life and his resistance to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. While the German Church establishment embraced National Socialism, Bonhoeffer challenged his church to stand with the Jews in their time of need. Learning of the death camps, Bonhoeffer's religious convictions led him to the seemingly paradoxical conclusion that the only ethical solution was to conspire to assassinate Hitler.
Extensive research in archives in both Europe and the U.S. yielded extraordinary archival footage - including a speech by Hitler praying for God's blessing on him and the German people- and compelling images of the Catholic and Protestant churches open support of his regime. Bonhoeffer's life and thought are traced through family photographs from his childhood and early education in Germany to his travels to New York, where he met with black church leaders in Harlem and was exposed to the realities of racism and intolerance. It was in America that Bonhoeffer became convinced of the importance of social and political engagement on a personal level and for the Church community as a whole. Alongside this thorough visual documentation is extensive commentary by a number of Christian intellectuals including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, John de Gruchy and Geffrey Kelly on Bonhoeffer's contribution to theology and philosophy. BONHOEFFER creates a well rounded picture of a man whose influence continues to be felt not only by his writings, but also by his the example of his life.
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Rating: - Thoughtful and inspiring
I've used this video to expose young adults in our church to great Christians. Bonhoeffer's journey speaks to many issues my students are grappling with: war, political engagement, the role of the church in society. There is great insight as you watch Bonhoeffer keep his focus on Christ and engage with the world around him.
Rating: - Bonhoeffer
Excellent factual account of Bonhoeffer's life and the significance
of his activities as a scholar, philosopher, leader and in his elected
role as an active anti-Nazi citizen. Ausgezeichnet!
Rating: - Relevant
I've always vaguely known who Bonhoeffer was. I once inherited an old, yellowed copy of The Cost of Discipleship that has sat unread on my shelf for several years. Recently though, I happened to hear the interview Martin Doblmeier did on NPR about this film, and shortly thereafter, I had happened upon an excellent essay by Marilynne Robinson on Bonhoeffer in the book I was reading (The Death of Adam). I was intrigued and sought to try to clear up that vague picture of Bonhoeffer that I held by watching ... Read More
Rating: - Living upon what he believed
Bonhoeffer was a German Christian theologian who worked during WWII in the Resistence against Hitler. He was imprisoned during the last years of the war, and little before the fall of Berlin he was killed. In prison he wrote his famous "Letters", his first book that I read, and which is a must read companion book to this dvd.
This is an excellent documentary, not only about the man, but about the times he lived in, the difficult task of having to decide between doing what God called ... Read More
Rating:  - Factual account of an important theological figure, but...
Bonhoeffer's life is certainly worthy of popular examination. This DVD provides a factual account of many crossroads in his life, but does so with a feel reminiscent of classroom educational films of old. As a "movie" experience, it doesn't exhibit the excellence of, say, Ken Burn's Civil War series. Still, until someone makes a better documentary about Bonhoeffer, this one is the tops and so I give it four stars. I would encourage interested readers to review books by and about Dietrich Bonhoeffer ... Read More
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