“The love for our enemies takes us along the way of the cross and into fellowship with the Crucified. The more we are driven along this road, the more certain is the victory of love over the enemy's hatred. For then it is not the disciple's own love, but the love of Jesus Christ alone, who for the sake of his enemies went to the cross and prayed for them as he hung there.”
Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Work
A testament to freedom: the essential writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
This book compiles a selection of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's significant works, offering insights into his philosophical and theological perspectives on freedom, ethics, and the human condition. more
Author
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German pastor, theologian, philosopher, and member of the resistance against the Nazis. Born on February 4, 1906, in Germany, he was executed on April 9, 1945 in a concentration camp. more
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