Bonhoeffer was a good, respected writer, which is an important trait for a role model to have. According to an article I read called “Exploring Bonhoeffer’s Writings” by Clifford Green, it said that Dietrich Bonhoeffer has written around 13 documents and books about theology, which are now being republished into 16 volumes in German. Bonhoeffer’s two best-known books are The Cost of Discipleship …show more content…
According to the Holocaust Encyclopedia it says that when the Gestapo found out about “Operation Seven”, which was an operation to help get Jews out of Germany, they arrested both Bonhoeffer and his brother-in-law Hans von Dohnanyi in April of 1943. They found out that Bonhoeffer was also a part of the resistance circle, so they moved him to the Gestapo prison that was in Berlin. In February of 1945 he was moved to Buchwald, then in April they moved him to the Flossenburg concentration camp. On April 9th of 1945 he was hanged. Bonhoeffer strongly believed in his cause and he risked his life for it, which is a very courageous thing to do. This further proves that Bonhoeffer is an amazing role model.
Some people say that Dietrich Bonhoeffer is not a martyr because he didn’t die because of his Christian faith, but because he was caught for rescuing Jews and plotting against Hitler. However, what Hitler was doing, killing Jews, is against Christian faith and Bonhoeffer was stopping something that went against his faith and he died for it, which is what a martyr does. After reading this you can disclose that Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a great role model because he valued, superb writer, he didn’t support anything that went against his beliefs, and he died for what he thought was