Eberhard Bethge died in 2000.

Eberhard Bethge was born in 1909.

Yes, Dietrich Wilhelm Rudiger Bethge is the son of Eberhard and Renate Bethge. Renate Rudiger is the niece of theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Eberhard was his closest friend. Another nephew of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is Christoph von Dohnanyi, long time conductor of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an excellent pianist and Eberhard Bethge an excellent flutist.

Eberhard Bethge (1909-2000) was a friend and associate of the theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He did much to popularize Bonhoeffer's theological writings and wrote a widely admired biography of him. Both were members of the Confessing Church and were involved in the plot of 20 July 1944. Bonoeffer was hanged, Bethge survived.

Eberhard Bethge has written:

'Bonhoeffer'

'Prayer and righteous action in the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer'

'Gesichtspunkte zur Gewaltlosigkeit und Gewalt im Tun und Denken Dietrich Bonhoeffers'

'Last Letters of Resistance'

'Bonhoeffer, exile and martyr' -- subject(s): Christianity

'Costly Grace'

'Erstes Gebot und Zeitgeschichte' -- subject(s): Christianity, Christianity and other religions, Judaism, Judaism (Christian theology), Relations