Key learning points

1. Dietrich Bonhoeffer rebelled against the political authorities of his time.
2. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an important figure in the resistance against the Nazi Party of Germany between 1933 and 1945.
3. Dietrick Bonhoeffer was a pacifist who faced moral dilemmas relating to his resistance against the Nazi Party.
4. Current cultural artefacts can inform us of the importance of the beliefs and actions of rebels from the past.

Keywords

• Dilemma - a difficult choice between two or more options, often involving a moral or ethical conflict

• Holocaust - the systematic persecution and murder of European Jews and other groups by the Nazis

• Martyr - a person who suffers or dies for their beliefs or principles and is often seen as a hero or symbol of a cause

• Pacifist - a person who believes in resolving conflicts without violence and opposes war or the use of force

• Resistance - opposition and disobedience to the Nazi regime

Common misconception