Jan 23 2025 53 mins 3
The new film, Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (Angel Studios) is drawing Christian audiences around the world, but does it get the depiction of its title character right?
Dr. Myles Werntz (professor of theology at Abilene Christian University) says it does not...and that Christians should view the movie with caution. In this interview, Werntz talks about the critical review he published about the film (perhaps the most widely read and quoted review out there).
He also talks about the real Dietrich Bonhoeffer and where Christians can look for the most accurate and insightful information about him.
Link to the Marc LiVecche film review (and critique of Werntz's review) from World Magazine (quoted in the interview)
Links to Bonhoeffer resources that Dr. Werntz recommends:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Biography by Eberhard Bethge
From Isolation to Community: A Renewed Vision for Christian Life Together by Dr. Myles Werntz
The Bonhoeffer Phenomenon: Portraits of a Protestant Saint by Stephen R. Haynes
Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Charles Marsh
Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906 - 1945: Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance by Ferdinand Schlingensiepen
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: An Introduction to His Thought by Sabine Dramm and Thomas Rice
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