The German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the first, and strongest, voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler. An acclaimed preacher, pacifist and author, Bonhoeffer came to the famed Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem on a teaching fellowship. When Bonhoeffer returned to Germany in 1932 he had a new awareness of racial prejudice and 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 the war. - Publisher.

"A presentation of South Carolina ETV." DVD bonus features: Selected Bonhoeffer text, interview with director, profiles, archival photo gallery, original theatrical trailer, chapters.

The early years -- Rise of Nazism -- New York -- German church -- The Jewish question -- Church resistance -- Finkenwalde -- Difficult choices -- Conspiracy -- The arrest -- Tegel and 1944 attempt -- Execution -- Special features. Selected Bonhoeffer texts -- Filmmaker interview -- Profiles -- Archival photo gallery -- Original theatrical trailer -- Trailer gallery.