Franz Jagerstatter: Letters and Writings from Prison

By Erna Putz and Franz Jägerstätter

Book Overview

Franz Jagerstatter, an Austrian farmer, devoted husband and father, and devout Catholic, was executed in 1943 for refusing to serve in the Nazi army. Before taking this stand Jaumlet;gerstaumlet;tter had consulted both his pastor and his local bishop, who instructed him to do his duty and to obey the law - an instruction that violated his conscience. For many years Jaumlet;gerstaumler;tter's solitary witness was honored by the Catholic peace movement, while viewed with discomfort by many of his fellow Austrians. Now, with his beatification in 2007, his example has been embraced by the universal church. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570758263
• ISBN13: 9781570758263
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"