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Courage In Active Ministry
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer chose courageous ministry amid Nazi rise and personal cost.
- His life shows conviction can outlast lost positions and public retaliation.
Returning To Germany Despite Death Risk
- Bonhoeffer twice left Germany and returned despite danger and a revoked teaching license.
- He knowingly re-entered in 1941 refusing to pledge allegiance to Hitler, accepting the risk of execution.
Controversial Involvement In Assassination Plot
- Bonhoeffer abandoned strict pacifism to join a plot aiming to assassinate Hitler and end the war.
- The plot failed, led to his capture, and ultimately to his execution days before liberation.