2015-09-282015-09-282010-11Van Wyk, I.W.C., 2010, ‘Who exactly was Bonhoeffer?', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 66(1), Art. #992, 1 page. DOI:10.4102/hts.v66i1.992.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v66i1.992http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50055Book review : The Bonhoeffer phenomenon : portraits of a protestant saint / Stephen R. Haynes. ISBN : 978-0-8006-3652-4. Publisher : Fortress, Minneapolis, 2004, pp. 280.That Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) was an exceptional person and theologian, I always knew. During my studies in Bonn (1981–1983) this man was often discussed in our student residence (das Adolf Clarenbach Haus). Many of us wrote papers on his work and Bonhoeffer’s friend, Eberhard Betghe was even invited to address us. That he was considered to be a Protestant saint, over and above the prominent place he holds in the German Evangelical Church, I did not know.en© 2010. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Exceptional personTheologianDietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945)Article