Holy Idealist

About the Book

Distributing pamphlets calling for nonviolent sabotage of Hitler’s war efforts. Painting words condemning Hitler on city walls. Traveling throughout wartime Germany while in his Army medic uniform, not on official duty, but rather seeking new members to join the resistance. All risky actions. All death-penalty offenses. All efforts made by Willi Graf, who, along with a few other university students, formed the White Rose resistance group. Graf and his friends were motivated by a single reason: their love of the Lord. They recognized Jesus as the light of the world, and they clearly saw that Hitler was the embodiment of darkness.

“Holy Idealist” tells the true story of Willi Graf, and the actions he and his friends took to bring down Adolf Hitler’s murderous regime.

About the Author

Deborah Lee Prescott, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of English and author of both insightful scholarship and tender children’s stories. Her book Imagery from Genesis in Holocaust Memoirs examines biblical motifs in survivor accounts, while Taken Away sensitively portrays a young girl’s resistance in Nazi Germany. Her children’s titles—including A Dog Named Mitzvah and Daisy, Darn It!—are inspired by her own pets and invite readers into stories of love, resilience, and belonging.