Saints and Villains

Denise Giardina

first published 1998 W.W. Norton, 1998 487 pages

In the charnel house that was Europe in the Second World War, there were few instances of shining moral courage, let alone secular sainthood. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian and Nazi resister was the exception. This emblematic figure risked his life - and finally lost it - through his participation in a failed plot to assassinate Hitler and topple his regime. Here is Bonhoeffer experiencing the awakening...

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Saints and Villains audiobook · 2007 · Blackstone Audiobooks · 9780786160051
Saints and Villains audiobook · 2007 · Blackstone Audiobooks · 9780786160068
Saints and Villains edition · 1999 · Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · 9780606216753
Saints and villains edition · 1998 · W.W. Norton · 487 pages
Saints and Villains audiobook · 1998 · Blackstone Audiobooks · 9780786114160

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