Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Perspectives on Costly Leadership

The popularity of Bonhoeffer has increased in the last decade. This book explores the qualities and characteristics of Bonhoeffer that have made him popular among today’s evangelical Christians while also focusing on why the life, work, and action of Bonhoeffer should matter today. The importance of leadership legacy will be discussed along with connecting to Bonhoeffer as an example of a believer in Jesus who persisted in his convictions in the midst of significant opposition. FEATURES Multiple professors from a variety of fields writing on specific topics related to Bonhoeffer’s background, leadership, personal & professional characteristics, and political climate. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Why Does Bonhoeffer Matter Today? “When Christ Calls a Man”: The Cost of Bonhoeffer’s Leadership A Life and Death to “Give Us Great Hope for the Future”: A Brief Biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Phenomenology of a Leader Bonhoeffer and the Führer Principle Bonhoeffer as a Prophetic Leader The Leader’s Responsibility to Act Bonhoeffer as a Leader of Students: His Development Into a Relational Leader Bonhoeffer’s Leadership Through Preaching Bonhoeffer as a Teaching Leader Bonhoeffer’s Literary Leadership The Leadership Path to Flossenbürg