Review: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
In a brief, impassioned video, Dr. John A. King delivers a one‑minute review of Eric Metaxas’s biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He rates the book “double brilliant,” praising Metaxas’s writing and the compelling portrait of Bonhoeffer as a Lutheran pastor who actively resisted the Nazi regime. King connects the narrative to the film Valkyrie (starring Tom Cruise), noting that Bonhoeffer was a central figure in the plot to assassinate Hitler and that both the Catholic and Lutheran churches were complicit in the Holocaust, which Bonhoeffer opposed. He describes the book as moving, devotional, and challenging—so much so that readers may need tissues at the end. King urges viewers to watch Valkyrie for context, then read the biography, emphasizing its spiritual encouragement and moral courage. The review ends with a strong recommendation to obtain a copy of the book.
