By Dorothee Soelle Against the Wind: Memoir of a Radical Christian [Paperback]

by Dorothee Solle

Leading church activist and theologian Dorothee Soelle here recalls a lifetime of learning and activism in church, academy, and politics. Born in 1929 in Cologne, Germany, she was a young girl during the war years and the Holocaust. She studied classical philology and philosophy, then theology and literature. Her 1972 dissertation at the University of Cologne explored connections of literature and theology since the Enlightenment. Among the most widely read theologians of our time, she has pioneered in political, feminist, and liberation theologies.

Genres: Theology, Biography, Spirituality, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Delia Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning and challenging life and book. Her chapter on death, pain and birth; suggesting that women shouldn’t have pain relief in labour- I profoundly disagree with that, but all else was a powerful call to (peaceful) arms.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this memoir of one of my favorite theologians. short stories from her life, each full of political + communal implication.