The Other Face of Love: Dialogues With the Prison Experience of Albert Speer

by Miriam Pollard

This remarkable book about the inexhaustible mercy of God uses the life story of Albert Speer, Hitler's architect, as a window to our own souls. The story of Speer--a man who sold his soul for ambition's sake and later repented and reformed--holds startling truths for all of us. Pollard offers profound insights on evil and suffering, denial and self-knowledge, conversion and atonement, and most of all, the unconditional love of God.

179 pages, Hardcover

First published July 25, 1996

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pollard's exploration of the prison diaries of Albert Speer is the most mature book on repentance and conversion that I've read in some time. She reads his life and activity--before prison and during--through the lens of a theology of sin and grace that is psychologically compelling and spiritually profound. And her prose is simply poetic. A masterful achievement to meditate and savor.