5 episodes
From Sin to Saint Patheos Podcast Network
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- Religion & Spirituality
In each season, we will look at the true stories of redemption of saintly figures from all faiths. Our goal is to to understand the passions that drove them and the challenges they overcame on the journey. Over the next four episodes, we will sit down with experts to examine the life and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a saintly figure whose story has never been more relevant. Bonhoeffer was arrested and executed by hanging at the Flossenburg Concentration Camp for his involvement in a failed attempt to kill Hitler and an operation to save jews from Germany. In order to grasp the full weight of Bonhoeffer’s legacy, we need to understand the person behind the legend. Who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? And what experiences in his life led him from a comfortable patriotic German childhood to a resistor of Nazi rule?
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Part 1: Bonhoeffer's Early Years
In this first episode, we introduce the series and look deeply at Bonhoeffer's upbringing and adolescence.
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Part 2: From Barcelona to New York City
This episode examines a transformative four year stretch of Bonhoeffer's life between 1927 and 1931.
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Part 3: The Struggle Against Hitler
In this episode, we look at how Bonhoeffer's transformative time in Barcelona and New York led to his resistance to Nazism.
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Part 4: Dietrich's Final Hours & Complicated Legacy
In this episode, we examine the end of Bonhoeffer's life and the evolution of his legacy over the following decades.
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From Sin to Saint Trailer
Over the next four episodes, we will sit down with experts to examine the life and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a saintly figure whose story has never been more relevant.