Dorothee Sölle (1929-2003), co-founder of the political night prayer in Cologne, was a combative political theologian, sensitive poet, and arguably the most widely read author of religious literature in the twentieth century. Sölle was always a boundary crosser when it came to the established church and university theological traditions. She never held a church position and did not want one, and a career as a university lecturer was denied to her in Germany. However, in the global ecumenical movement, she is regarded as a significant representative of a liberation theology that embodies political resistance alongside a mystical piety. What is the compelling legacy of her ideas and religious concepts? Ralph Ludwig explores this question and describes her key experiences and biographical moments through eyewitness accounts and her writings. The first biography.