theologians

Uses text and illustrations to tell the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor who spoke out against the Nazi regime.

In his signature art style, Hendrix tells the gripping account of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a minister who joined a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler.

Examines how pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his brother-in-law Hans von Dohnanyi actively opposed the tyranny of Hitler's Third Reich.

A biography of the German Protestant pastor whose resistance to the Nazi regime led to his imprisonment and execution.

This magnificently evocative novel based on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer will introduce readers to a courageous Christian who joined the underground convinced that it was his duty to work for Hitler's defeat. In this, her first novel, Mary Glazener has captured the warmth, humanity, and intrigue of this young German pastor and theologian who at thirty-nine years of age was executed by the Nazis at Flossenburg concentration camp on April 9, 1945, for his part in the "Officers' Plot." This highly readable work combines the essence of many stories of World War II---namely, the Church's struggle to survive the Third Reich; a family's commitment to save each other, their neighbors, and Germany; an extraordinary friendship between a teacher and his student; a resistance movement, filled with risk, espionage, and repeated set backs; and the many Christians and Germans who risked their lives to save the Jews.

Luis de Vargas, an aspiring priest who is raised by his uncle after his mother's death, travels to his father's town to meet a young widow and becomes conflicted about his own feelings for her and his loyalty to his father.

The author examines the twelfth-century love story of poet, philosopher, and religious teacher Peter Abelard and his young student Heloise, their clandestine relationship, and the letters they shared with each other even after they were separated.

Presents a biography of Albert Schweitzer who based his philosophy on what he called "reverence for life" and dedicated his life to serving humanity.

Biography of Henry More, an English metaphysical theologian who lived in England during the seventeenth century and is credited with helping form some of Isaac Newton's ideas.

Chronicles the life of humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, providing information on his childhood, his musical career, his philosophical and theological concepts, and other related topics.