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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent dramatization of an excellent life, May 18, 2000
This review is from: Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom (Radio Theatre) (Audio CD)
Dietrich Bonhöffer was a man who found that he had to choose between his conscience and convenience. That he is a true hero is proven by his choice. At at time when most of the German church knuckled under Nazi threats and stayed silent or even acted in complicity with the Holocaust, he courageously joined the Confessing Church to oppose Nazism, and later pretended to cooperate with the Nazis so that he could help smuggle Jews to safety. Bonhöffer's courageous struggle against a storm of religious intolerance and racial hatred maintains its relevance today. This is an excellent audio dramatization of his life. Both exciting and inspiring, it captures the drama and conviction of this man's life. It also won the prestigious Peabody Award in 1997. (This award recognizes distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by radio and television networks, stations, producing organizations, cable television organizations and individuals and is administered by the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just Like the Best of the Radio Era !, June 10, 2002
This review is from: Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom (Radio Theatre) (Audio CD)
No doubt this outstanding drama has brought the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer at least as much attention as all of his books have combined. This excellent radio drama won the Peabody Award for good reason: it is an incredible radio play of the highest quality. From start to finish, this amazing work has all the essential elements of good fiction- - but it is historically true ! Drama, suspense, action, intrigue, romance, sacrifice, faith, and hope for the future all shine brightly in this stirring performance of a man who fought against the Nazi Machine. This unique and fresh look at the life of a German who plotted against Adolph Hitler "from the inside" needs to be heard by anyone with an interest in history. So many of the history books today tells us that Christians did nothing to help the Jews against the Nazi machine. This fine drama dispells this mistaken belief with a sincere dignity and open appeal that is both inspiring and enriching. Definitely a "must listen to" for any high school or college history student.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A historical reproduction of the heroic life of Bonhoeffer, February 1, 2003
It's an excellent dramatization of the life of Bonhoeffer. I'd never heard of him until I heard this drama. It's historical, and masterfully done by the crew at Radio Theater and Focus on the Family. Definitely worth listening to. For the parents: I'd definitely suggest you listen along with younger children...in the beginning as a precursor to the drama, and then in the end, in the actual drama, Bonhoeffer is led to the execution, read his sentence, and then, as you hear Dietrich's panicked breathing, the trapdoor falls, the rope goes taunt, and you can hear the weight of a body swinging back and forth from the gallows. An intense scene for youngsters. But history is history, and that's what happened. Very dramatic, very worth listening to.
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