German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906—1945) was one of the first, and strongest, voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler. An acclaimed preacher, pacifist, and author, Bonhoeffer came to the United States on a teaching fellowship at the famed Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. Returning to Germany in 1932 with a new awareness of racial prejudice, Bonhoeffer challenged Christian churches to stand with the Jews in their moment of need. Bonhoeffer eventually joined the unsuccessful plots to assassinate Hitler and was executed three weeks before the end of World War II.
Show Times:
Fri., April 30, 7:00 p.m.
Sat., May 1, 7:00 p.m.
Sun., May 2, 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brown Auditorium Theater
Martin Doblmeier, director, will be present on Friday and Saturday screenings.
Cosponsored by Holocaust Museum Houston, the Foundation for Contemporary Theology, and the Melanchthon Institute.