This post is unusual, so a little introduction is in order: Below is the manuscript version of a talk I gave recently at the Parliament of World Religions Given Bonhoeffer's broad appeal, how he brings liberals and conservatives together, how he is admired by secularists and even atheists--given his unquestioned commitment to a profoundly spiritual humanism, and the extreme circumstances surrounding his religious and cultural generosity, Dietrich Bonhoeffer remains an important model, even if an imperfect one (but who isn't?)--and he remains a unique inspiration for reaching out to and embracing the Other in unwelcoming times--even in supremely unwelcoming times--and in quite costly ways.