My crush on dead guys....what is up with that?

Another great read! If you have any interest in WWII or in theology, you will love this book. Metaxes does an amazing job of connecting the events that lead up to the war and Bonhoffers life without getting lost. Bonhoeffer was born into a well educated, prominent German family. He continued his well rounded education by going into theology. He was really drawn to the acedemic side of theology and his relationship with God grew from his studies. He became a pastor and eventually a spy working all his connections to benifit the assasination attemps of Hilter and the development of new leadership in Germany.

This book brought to light for me the German dilema and overall situation they were having to deal with in regards to Hitler. I typically thought that most Germans durning that time were decieved by the dictator and his men or in full support of him, but this is not so. There was a great fear and hatred of Hilter and what he was doing to the rest of the world as well their country which they were very prideful of. There were more opposed to him than fear would allow to bring to light.

Metaxes did an exceptional job of portraying Hilter's rise to power and how well organized and thought out it was from every last detail and how very few saw it coming. Those who did see it coming were always seeminly two steps behind. Those brave men and women who tried to do something about it were actually many. I guess you only hear about a few here and there but the fact that there were so many Germans who took great pride in their country, who wanted desperately to do something about the evil that had taken place in their country, but really had no way of doing anything.

I also loved Bonhoeffer as a man. My teenage girls(youth group) laugh at me because this year I have had two crushes on dead guys. The first being Martin Luther and now I think Bonhoeffer. Of course I am kidding, my love is for my husband but after reading this book I realize that my husband is more like Bonhoeffer than Martin Luther. Like my husband, Bonhoeffer was a thinker, reader and student of all sorts. He was wise in his descisions and thought out each and every one of them carefully. He did not make rash or careless decisions, but went to the Lord and HIs Word for guidance. He had a special, thriving relationship with God that others could evidently see in his life. He was a really amazing man, just like MY man.