"His life became a symbol of Christian resistance to Hitler. His thought ushered in a new era of worldly Christianity. His personal struggle for authentic moral and religious stance became a beacon for a distracted world. Accompanied by family photos and excerpts from his own writing, the dramatic life, evolving thought, and perilous times of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) are sympathetically sketched in this short volume by his niece."--BOOK JACKET.