Perhaps dietrich bonhoeffers most radical book, this reading of the sermon on the mount has influenced many christians throughout the world over the last 50 years. Dietrich bonhoeffer biography dietrich bonhoeffer february 4, 1906 april 9, 1945 was a german religious leader and participant in the resistance movement against nazism. The links connect you to audio, books, articles and dissertations made available. Recommended resources for information about bonhoeffers own writings, see exploring bonhoeffers writings in this issue. The cost of discipleship by dietrich bonhoeffer, bonhoeffer. The family had eight children and lived in breslau, germany.
House phd, the southern baptist theological seminary serves as professor of divinity at beeson divinity school in birmingham, alabama. Before his arrest by the nazis in 1943, dietrich bonhoeffer was head of a seminary of the german confessing church. With these words, in the cost of discipleship, dietrich bonhoeffer gave powerful voice to the millions of christians who believe personal sacrifice is an essential component of faith. The cost of discipleship by dietrich bonhoeffer books on. The cost of discipleship by dietrich bonhoeffer alibris. The book was a very easy read and gave some good insights about his life. The cost of discipleship is an excellent tool on what does it mean to be a disciple. Pastor, martyr, prophet, spy by eric metaxas, letters.
Bonhoeffers discipleship account of the two functions of christian theology as outlined by charry. Nonetheless, as an introduction to bonhoeffer the book is not without some value. Unfortunately, it is sadly lacking in compelling details. Recommended reading the dietrich bonhoeffer institute. His writings on christianitys role in the secular world have become widely influential, and his book the cost of discipleship has been described as a modern classic. This page is designed to help make writings on and by dietrich bonhoeffer available to those without easy access to a theological library. Scripture and myth in dietrich bonhoeffer 1937 and life together 1939, are favorite books in evangelical circles. Discount prices on books by dietrich bonhoeffer, including titles like the communion of saints.
Dietrich bonhoeffer german 4 february 1906 9 april 1945 was a german lutheran pastor, theologian, antinazi dissident, and key founding member of the confessing church. Pastor, martyr, prophet, spy is the first fully comprehensive biography of bonhoeffer in more than 40 years. Dietrich bonhoeffer s most popular book is the cost of discipleship. In the wake of the valkyrie plot, he was moved to the cellar prison at prinzalbrechtstrasse. The first is church, a reflection of bonhoeffers strong conviction about the social nature of everything about the christian faith.
His father was a professor of psychiatry in berlin, and bonhoeffer was trained in the best theological universities in germany. He played a central role in the confessing church during the nazi period and became one of the most. But not in a good way, where a biography can be set in such a way that the. The second is world, for this is where the church is located, and bonhoeffer took jesus prayer for gods reign to come on earth as it is in heaven quite seriously. The doubled life of dietrich bonhoeffer publishers weekly. Dietrich bonhoeffer books biography and list of works. The wisdom and witness of dietrich bonhoeffer by dietrich. Having read the biographies of bonhoeffer by metaxas and schlingensiepen, this short biography reported incidents in bonhoeffers life in a way the reader could truly share the moment. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Check out pictures, bibliography, and biography of dietrich. Wat is dat, dat deze man zon vijftien jaar voor zijn dood begint te zeggen. Clifford green, professor of theology and ethics at hartford seminary, recommends books about bonhoeffer.
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In an upstairs bedroom, a man wiped sweat from his face and dropped a match into the wastebasket. On this page, we do our best to recommend books that explore bonhoeffer s life, thought, work, and legacy. His ethical thinking led him to become an outspoken leader in the breakaway confessing church in germany that. Dietrich bonhoeffer 19061945 grew up in an academic german family. Bonhoeffer, a german lutheran pastor and theologian, was an exemplar of sacrificial faith. History, background, and early work dietrich bonhoeffer was born, along with his twin sister, on february 6, 1906. Books by dietrich bonhoeffer author of the cost of. Dietrich bonhoeffer books and biography waterstones. This unique pictorial account of bonhoeffers life, family, and friends, and of the germany in which he lived and died, is now available in a new edition with added photographs and a new design. His writings on christianitys role in the secular world have become widely influential, and his book the cost of discipleship became a modern classic. The doubled life of dietrich bonhoeffer diane reynolds. The cost of discipleship is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the gospel, and imbued with the spirit of christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty. Having read the biographies of bonhoeffer by metaxas and schlingensiepen, this short biography reported incidents in bonhoeffer s life in a way the reader could truly share the moment. Dietrich bonhoeffer books list of books by dietrich.
Written by bestselling ny times author eric metaxes, he presents both sides of bonhoeffers life, as theologian and as conspirator drawing them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of. In the first major biography of bonhoeffer in forty years, new york timesbestselling author eric metaxas takes both strands of bonhoeffers lifethe theologian and the spyand draws them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. We also suggest books that may help you appreciate or understand bonhoeffer better, or, examine him from different perspectives. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Dietrich bonhoeffer was a german lutheran pastor and theologian. Leibholz 11 introduction 37 i grace and discipleship 43 1 costly grace 45 2 the call to discipleship 61 3 singleminded obedience 87 4 discipleship and the cross 95 5 discipleship and the individual 105 ii the sermon on the mount 115 matthew 5. The last time dietrich bonhoeffer saw his family as a free man. Bonhoeffer, influenced early by the thinking of the young karl barth, urged a conformation to the form of jesus as the suffering servant in a total commitment of the self to the lives of others.
Gestapo agents knocked heavily on the outside door. Dietrich bonhoeffer biography and list of works dietrich bonhoeffer books. One exception was theologian dietrich bonhoeffer, who was determined not only to refute this idea but also to topple hitler, even if it meant killing him. Pastor, martyr, prophet, spy paperback unabridged, august 29, 2011. Bonhoeffer had been in a nazi prison since april 5, 1943, at tegel. And, finally, we also include books that, in bonhoefferian fashion, help us all to engage in responsible action.
Dietrich bonhoeffer project gutenberg selfpublishing. Bonhoeffers monastic communal life and teaching at finkenwalde seminary formed the basis of his books, the cost of discipleship and. Nichols, justin taylor dietrich bonhoeffer died a martyrs death at the age of 39 but remains one of the most influential and challenging theologians of our time. Explore books by dietrich bonhoeffer with our selection at.
In the cost of discipleship, he focuses on the most treasured part of christs teaching, the sermon on the mount. The cost of discipleship is one of the bestselling titles on the scm classics list and one of the classics of modern theology. And yet until now, american readers have lacked an account of bonhoeffers life that is. The theme of gods death became more explicit in the theosophism of the 18th and 19thcentury mystic william blake. Dietrich bonhoeffer author of the cost of discipleship. Considering that much of what bonhoeffer took for granted, theologically speaking, is alien to the american intellectual tradition that is a great. Dietrich bonhoeffer 19061945, a german theologian, pastor, and ecumenist, studied in berlin and at union theological seminary in new york city.
On this page, we do our best to recommend books that explore bonhoeffers life. He has been a pastor or teacher in churches, christian colleges, and seminaries for over thirty years. In that prison, on february 6, 1945, dietrich bonhoeffer had his thirtyninth birthday. The book, bonhoeffer, is one of the best not fiction books i have ever read. Van dyke gave a nice intimate picture, a close up, if you will, of dietrich bonhoeffer. Dietrich bonhoeffer has 176 books on goodreads with 169608 ratings. First usa edition 1973 stated, near fine gray cloth hardcover wblack cloth spine, gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on cover, interior clean and tight, unread, dj very good wchips topbottom of spine, in brodart, 256 pages, dietrich bonhoeffer, collected works volume iii, edited, introduced and translated by edwin h. Dietrich bonhoeffer was a lutheran pastor, theologian, antinazi dissident, and key founding. Lewis mere christianity a measure of bonhoeffers standing among contemporary christians, and evangelicals in particular. Dietrich bonhoeffers cost of discipleship came in second, behind only c. He is a past president of the evangelical theological society, an active member of the society of biblical literature, and a member of the. Widely acclaimed as the best study of dietrich bonhoeffers early social theology, clifford greens bonhoeffer is here fully updated and expanded with new material not available anywhere else. The classic study of dietrich bonhoeffers social thought, now expanded with neverbeforepublished bonhoeffer letters.
Voor het leven kick bras uitgeverij kok als paperback en als ebook. Id describe this book as a good introduction to the life of dietrich bonhoeffer. His involvement in plans by members of the abwehr the german military intelligence office to assassinate adolf hitler resulted in his arrest in april 1943 and. List of books and articles about dietrich bonhoeffer. In his intricately engraved illuminated books, blake sought to throw off the dogmatism of his contemporary christianity and, guided by a lifetime of vivid visions, examine the dark, destructive, and apocalyptic undercurrent of theology. In a deeply moving narrative, metaxas uses previously unavailable documentsincluding personal letters. He was also a participant in the german resistance movement against nazism, a founding member of the confessing church.
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