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These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Bonhoeffer struggled with how to respond to the monstrous nature of the Nazi regime. He eventually came to see the need for violent opposition to an unprecedented and unparalleled evil. Bonhoeffer was aware of various assassination plots, and it was during the darkest hours of the Second World War that he began to question his pacifism. It was within the Abwehr that the strongest opposition was found. Before his visit to the U.S., Bonhoeffer had already made contacts with some military officers who were opposed to Hitler. However, he managed to join the Abwehr, the German military intelligence agency. Once back in Germany, Bonhoeffer was denied the right to speak in public or publish. I know which of these alternatives I must choose, but I cannot make that choice from security.”
… Christians in Germany will have to face the terrible alternative of either willing the defeat of their nation in order that Christian civilization may survive or willing the victory of their nation and thereby destroying civilization. He wrote to his American sponsor, “I have come to the conclusion that I made a mistake in coming to America. After less than two years, he returned again to Germany because he felt guilty for seeking sanctuary and not having the courage to practice what he preached. Worried he would be required to swear an oath to Hitler or be arrested, Bonhoeffer left Germany for the United States in June 1939.
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