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Jul 2021
13m 59s

Bonhoeffer: Making Difficult Choices

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Would you ever harm someone on purpose? Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the difficult ethical choice made by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. What guides people to make the right choices?

https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/bonhoeffer-making-difficult-choices/

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