In November 1989 the Berlin Wall came down and the East German communist government fell. Heino Falcke was one of several East German theologians and churchmen who played a crucial role in seeing the peaceful revolution succeed. In this memoir, Falcke provides an up-close-and-personal account of his own thinking and actions as a theological mentor and church leader at a critical time in the life of modern Germany.

James S. Currie is a retired Presbyterian pastor living in Austin, Texas.