Eric Metaxas
Born: June 27, 1963 – Astoria, New York, United States
Eric Metaxas is an American author, commentator, and radio host known for popular biographies of Christian figures and works on faith, culture, and politics. His notable books include Bonhoeffer, Amazing Grace, and Is Atheism Dead? Bonhoeffer became a New York Times bestseller, broadening his influence among evangelical and conservative audiences.
Biography & Author's Journey
Eric Metaxas was born in New York City in 1963, the son of Greek and German immigrants, and grew up in Danbury, Connecticut, where he attended public schools before graduating from Yale University. At Yale he emerged early as a literary personality: he edited the Yale Record, won senior prizes for fiction, and helped deliver the school’s satirical Class History. Those years revealed the blend that would define much of his later career: seriousness about ideas, a taste for performance, and an instinct for humor. After college he moved through an unusually varied apprenticeship, publishing humor in major magazines and newspapers, serving as editorial director and head writer for Rabbit Ears Productions, and later writing for BreakPoint and VeggieTales before establishing himself more fully as an author and public commentator. ((https://ericmetaxas.com/about/))
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"Eric Metaxas clears up many misconceptions, giving priority to Bonhoeffer’s own words and actions"
— Christianity Today
"Eric Metaxas has created a biography of uncommon power—intelligent, moving, well researched, vividly written"
— First Things
"Eric Metaxas is claiming his place as the preeminent biographer of Christianity’s most courageous figures"
— Martin Doblmeier
"In Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas tells Bonhoeffer’s story with passion and theological sophistication"
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"Eric Metaxas has written a splendid biography in a gripping story of a man who took God seriously"
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"With great skill, energy, and warmth, Eric Metaxas reminds us why the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands as a rebuke"
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