Elaine Pigeon

The Doubled Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

History & Biography

“Diane Reynolds' The Doubled Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers a new and important perspective on the life of the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Her broadening of our understanding of Bonhoeffer's immense contribution resonates with the changes in attitude toward homosexuality we are witnessing in the world today. Not only was Bonhoeffer a committed pacifist and protector of Jews during the Holocaust, but as Reynolds aptly suggests, Bonhoeffer's sexual orientation may have heightened his sensitivity to the plight of the marginalized under the Nazi Regime. Readers have much to gain from Reynolds' insights.”