Abstract
DeJonge examines the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer through the lens of a "confessor of faith," challenging both the popular acclamation that Bonhoeffer was a martyr and that his subversive work against the Nazi regime was motivated primarily by a concern for the Jewish people. All essays intend to help the reader ask: how do the testimonies of our mothers and fathers in faith—who suffered and shed their blood in the name of Christ—inform, challenge, and console the faithful witness in a post-Christian world? Questions are provided after each chapter to help achieve that end for an adult education class in a congregation, or in an upper-level secondary education or introductory-level college course.