Ravensbrück (Concentration camp) · World War 2 1939-1945 · Concentration camps
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom — Summary, Key Ideas & Quotes
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The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill (Goodreads Author) "At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell. For the first fifty years of her life nothing at all out of the ordinary had ever happened to her. She was an old-maid watchmaker living contentedly with her spinster sister and their elderly father in the tiny Dutch house over their shop. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another. However, with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, a story did ensue. Corrie ten Boom and her family became leaders in the Dutch Underground, hiding Jewish people in their home in a specially built room and aiding their escape from the Nazis. For their help, all but Corrie found death in a concentration camp. The Hiding Place is their story. (less)" Good readers review.
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices
Corrie ten Boom and her family were unremarkable watchmakers before World War II, living quiet, routine lives. Their decision to join the Dutch Underground and shelter Jews was not born out of heroism, but from a deep-seated sense of Christian duty and compassion. The book emphasizes that moral courage is not the exclusive domain of the exceptional, but can be found in everyday people who choose to act when confronted with injustice.
Faith as Sustenance and Challenge
Throughout their ordeal, Corrie and her sister Betsie draw strength from their Christian faith, using prayer and scripture as sources of hope. Yet, the book does not present faith as an easy refuge; it is tested by fear, loss, and cruelty. The narrative explores the tension between doubt and belief, showing how faith can both comfort and demand more than seems possible.
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6 key ideas, distilled
- 1Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices
- 2Faith as Sustenance and Challenge
- 3The Power and Cost of Forgiveness
- 4Resistance Through Compassion
- 5The Endurance of Hope Amid Suffering
Popular quotes from The Hiding Place
“There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.”
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”
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The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
by Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill (Goodreads Author)
"At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell. For the first fifty years of her life nothing at all out of the ordinary had ever happened to her. She was an old-maid watchmaker living contentedly with her spinster sister a