Tag: German
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Shattered peace: 80th anniversary of Nazi’s “Night of Broken Glass”
Throughout Germany and Austria, riots broke out on this night 80 years ago in a night which is infamously referred to as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, after the destruction done to Jewish businesses and properties. At least 91 Jewish people were killed; 30,000 men were arrested; hundreds of businesses were damaged or destroyed.…
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: cheap grace vs. costly grace
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor and theologian. He was staunchly opposed to the Nazis. Arrested in 1943, he was later implicated in being a conspirator in an assassination plot against Hitler. Bonhoffer was executed in 1945. His writings have been influential in the 73 years since his death. Bonhoffer’s “The Cost of Discipleship” is…
Josh Benner 