Dietrich bonhoeffer biography video for kids
In this biography video, we cover the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the pastor of Germany's Confessing Church and opponent of Adolf Hitler.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, is a Christian hero for many.!
Author Molly Wilmington on Teaching Kids about Bonhoeffer, Church History
Church history often gets overlooked in the children’s book genre, yet a new series is seeking to change that – beginning with a book on 20th-century hero Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
The book, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Teacher Who Became a Spy, is the first in a series from B&H Kids about well-known Christian leaders who stood for righteousness and changed history.
Others will include C.S. Lewis and Lottie Moon. The series has been dubbed the “Here I Am!” biography series.
Author Molly Wilmington says Bonhoeffer is worth studying for children because he “followed the two greatest commandments – to love God and love neighbor.” She wrote The Teacher Who Became a Spy. Marcin Piwowarski illustrated it.
It is believed to be the first children’s illustrated book about Bonhoeffer.
“Bonhoeffer spent 12 years of his life under Hitler's rule,” Wilmington told Christian Headlines. From the get-go, he could have