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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a German Lutheran pastor and theologian who became a leading voice of the Confessing Church in its opposition to the Nazi regime. He taught theology in Berlin and led an underground seminary for preachers at Zingst and Finkenwalde, work reflected in his lectures, sermons, and the volumes of his collected works. His best-known books include The Cost of Discipleship, Life Together, and the posthumously published Ethics, as well as Letters and Papers from Prison. Arrested in 1943 for his involvement in resistance activities, he was executed at Flossenbürg concentration camp in April 1945.

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