In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer at the hands of the Nazi regime in Germany, Trinity will be the site of an in-depth program that will examine this extraordinary man of faith. Bonhoeffer's moral and ethical stand against the injustices and brutality of Hitler and the Nazis earned him, among many scholars and religious leaders, the name of "Germany's Jeremiah."

Dr. Clifford J. Green, a well-known Bonhoeffer expert, provides an overview of the Bonhoeffer's life, times, and theology. Excerpts will be read from For Conduct and Innocents, a drama in verse loosely based on the years, 1940-43, leading up to Bonhoeffer's arrest and written by Trinity parishioner and vestryman J. Chester Johnson. Trinity organist Robert Ridgell will discuss the words of Bonhoeffer that have become part of our hymnal heritage in The Hymnal of 1982 and other books of music. Excerpts of Bonhoeffer writings, including Letters and Papers from Prison, The Cost of Discipleship, and Ethics, will also be read during the program.

For more information, contact Anne Damassa at adamassa@trinitywallstreet.org or 212-602-0706.

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