Bonhoeffer: A Brief Analysis

As I was watching the documentary titled Bonhoeffer, by Martin Doblmeier, there were so many connections running through my head from past lectures and even readings. Bonhoeffer was a documentary created in the regard to the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian. Most of the work and actions done by Bonhoeffer was pertaining to World War I, World War II, the Nazis, Adolf Hitler, and of course, his religious beliefs about the German church. During this documentary, Bonhoeffer worked with many to protest the Nazi regime. Hitler during that time was in control over Germany who in the end, ended up killing millions of people, including Jews. Bonhoeffer, not agreeing with his beliefs used many of his tactics to go against Hitler. Bonhoeffer …show more content…
Bonhoeffer’s father was a renowned psychiatrist and his mother was from a prominent family (3:31-3:36). With ministry running in his family, Bonhoeffer’s grandfather was a Chaplin of the Prussian court until he chastised the emperor for his attitude towards the poor (3:45). One of his brothers, Walter, died in war on the front line, and from then on Bonhoeffer wanted to pursue a career in ministry where he would preach against war and use the pacifist solution to fix the problems of this world (6:51). Since he was born into a conservative family, he could never forget where his roots came from, but he was very open to the new ideas regarding the church, the community, and the relationships that come from within (8:27-12:21). Even though Bonhoeffer did not attend church very often as a child, because the church is a society. Bonhoeffer often described the church as an infestation of Christ on earth (11:15). Dietrich became friends with many people including pastors, theologians, classmates, and students. All these people mentioned had some type of impact on Bonhoeffer, even if it was small as going to a new church, learning new hymns, or something as major as someone he could trust with his conspiracy