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A Year with Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Daily Meditations from His Letters, Writings, and Sermons

5 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

HarperOne, 2006

All in One
I have enjoyed the writings of Bonhoeffer for decades and I have been led to think through many of his ethical situations and his choices between peace and the need of the victims. On this 100th anniversary of Bonhoeffer's birth it would be easy to run out an buy all his works. Yet, here, in one very-well-edited manual are the best of the best excerpts of his writings, his thoughts, his ...

Deitrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ (Making of Modern Theology)

2 reviews
John W. De Gruchy, Dietrich Bonhoeffer

T. & T. Clark Publishers, 1987

A costly faith
This volume on the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is part of a series by Fortress Press entitled 'the Making of Modern Theology: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Texts'. Each of the volumes in the series focuses upon one particular theologian of note. These volumes are of use to students, seminarians, ministers and other readers interested in the development of theological ideas in the modern and ...

Letters and papers from prison (Fontana books)

16 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Collins, 1959

Insightful and moving letters that transcend human created myth.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters & Papers from Prison was a most edifying read, primarily because it stripped away the mystery and mythical aura that surrounded him, before and after his murder by the Nazis in 1945. The fact that his reputation is so universally well known is greatly due in part to his brother-in-law, the late Eberhard Bethge. Having been raised in a very German household ...

I Want to Live These Days With You: A Year of Daily Devotions

2 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Westminster John Knox Press, 2007

A Bonhoeffer Treasury
This collection of writings of Bonhoeffer is a gem of daily meditations. Just when I think I know his writings something else comes along that opens that door even wider. His thoughts are timeless, and certainly as meaningful today as when they were written in Nazi Germany. These are not random thoughts, but rather group together topically which enhances their spiritual value.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Modern Spiritual Masters Series)

4 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Robert Coles

Orbis Books, 1998

Bonhoeffer's general thought in an accessible format.
For most people Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a difficult read. This is partly because his writing assumes a philosophical style which is not comfortable to many people. It is also because his thought it so complex and so rich that most of us are overwhelmed at first. This little book does an amazing job of extracting and encapsulating Bonhoeffer's principle ideas into representative snippets that ...

Watch For The Light: Readings For Advent And Christmas

14 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Donne, ...

Orbis Books, 2004

Loved it!!
I love that this series, including "Bread and Wine:Readings for Lent and Easter," because it challeneges our complacent culture-dictated experience of Advent and Easter. This is not a feel-good book, it is a faith-building book. Be prepared to be shaken up and for God to meet you in a new way. I bought copies for my friends and family. Everyone loved it! The diversity of authors come ...

Christmas With Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Bonhoeffer Gift Books)

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Augsburg Books, 2005

In the bleak midwinter...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was someone who lived his faith. His theology was embodied in his action, and he paid the ultimate price of martyrdom rather than retreat to the safety of far-away places. God called him to be faithful in the midst of a troubled world, and he followed that call. Executed just before the end of World War II, he spent his time under suspicion and in prison not being sorrowful ...

Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible

4 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1974

Praying with Christ
In this beautiful little book, Bonhoeffer guides the Christian to the Scriptures for lessons in how to pray. He affirms that the Lord's Prayer is the primary prayer of the Christian, which he asserts contains every prayer that a Christian ought to pray. Bonhoeffer also makes a startling but wise claim that jolts us out of the narrowness of our focus in prayer: "The richness of the Word of God ...

A Testament to Freedom: Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The

7 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

HarperOne, 1995

powerful and compelling
Mr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer makes my list of most interesting people of the 20th century and he is certainly one of the most influencial of Christian writers. His faith, dedication to freedom, and vision for humanity is as profound as it is earnest. Raised as a Lutheran, I had always heard of Bonhoeffer, but never explored his literature. I have a German background, my mum was a German teacher, ...

Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom (Radio Theatre)

5 reviews
Paul McCusker, Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Tyndale Entertainment, 1998

An excellent dramatization of an excellent life
Dietrich Bonhöffer was a man who found that he had to choose between his conscience and convenience. That he is a true hero is proven by his choice. At at time when most of the German church knuckled under Nazi threats and stayed silent or even acted in complicity with the Holocaust, he courageously joined the Confessing Church to oppose Nazism, and later pretended to cooperate with the Nazis ...

Life together ;: Prayerbook of the Bible (Dietrich Bonhoeffer works)

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Fortress Press, 1996

bonhoeffer's description of practical community
Life Together is Bonhoeffer's description of community life at the Finkenwalde seminary, the underground seminary for the Confessing Church that he led until it was closed by the Nazis. Life Together provides a practical conclusion to Bonhoeffer's early concentration on ecclesiology. It is an excellent tool for both academic and devotional studies of the nature of community. The Bonhoeffer ...

My Soul Finds Rest

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Zondervan, 2002

Praying (reading) the Psalms with a modern martyr, pastor, theologian, and Christian thinker
Please do not vote, yet! I will finish the review shortly. Thank you! INTRODUCTION: I have to admit to you, the Psalms never excited me. Besides the handful key verses from Psalms (e.g. 119:11), the rest of the Psalters were too melo-dramatic for my taste (too much talk about enemies, sorrow, despair). Reading Bonhoeffer's thoughts on the glory and splendor of God, of our Savior and Messiah ...

Discipleship

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2000

The Heart of Bonhoeffer
The fourth volume, "Discipleship" in the Bonhoeffer works series is an outstanding representation of not just Bonhoeffer the theologian, but Bonhoeffer the man as well. The fresh translation brings back to life the passion with which this man of God lived his life. Bonhoeffer viewed the church of his day as falling away from the teachings of Jesus, but within the pages of, "Discipleship", he ...

The Wisdom and Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

1 review

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2000

Floyd and Bonhoeffer-great combination
This very readable book of 125 pages is an enjoyable introduction to one of our great saints and christian guides. The works of Lutheran theologian and ethicist Dietrich Bonhoeffer are organized into 50 key passages grouped in eight areas of Bonhoeffer's concerns: church, world, discipleship, politics, love, Christ, creation, and the future. Each full-page quote is expanded upon by ...

No Rusty Swords

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Abingdon Press, 1977

No Rusty Swords
While much has been said of this thoroughly German theologian I find that much praise would still be too little. This book covers much of Bonhoeffer's earlier works and essay's as well as his correspondences with many notable theologians of the time (i.e. Barth). This book gives a solid understanding of Bonhoeffer's theology and I feel is marked for excellence.

Reflections On The Bible: Human Word And Word Of God

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Hendrickson Publishers, 2004

Bonhoeffer on the Bible
I love this little book. It is a compilation of Bonhoeffer's meditations and essays on the Bible. I especially enjoyed the excerpts from his letters placed in between each reflection. Here is one of my favorites that Bonhoeffer writes from Tegel Prison in sincere honesty... "Once again, I am going through weeks in which I read little in the Bible. I never really know what I should make of ...

The Mystery of Easter

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Crossroad Classic, 1998

Easter Meditations - On Life and Death and Heaven
Similar to other Bonhoeffer works, the content of this book is taken from several works. The artwork and layout of the book are magnificent and compliment the text beautifully. Even though he was a great theologian, Bonhoeffer was very "practical" and realistic; he understands the human heart and the human condition. This small volume has great depth and a host of valuable insights. I ...

The Cost of Discipleship

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1968

Influential theology
A powerful attack on "easy Christianity" by a brilliant teacher/thinker and a passionate Christian. This is the book that made Bonhoeffer famous in Europe and America. Martyred by the Nazis in 1945, Bonhoeffer's exploration of the "cost" of Christian discipleship is one of the most influential theological books of the 20th century.

Voices in the Night

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Zondervan, 1999

_Voices in the Night_ Speaks Loudly
I first became aquainted with Bonhoeffer's work through his poetry, and Voices in the Night is an excellent example of why I love his writing. The translations do not sound as if they were forced, they sound like true poetry. The translator also includes comments about both the context of the poem and notes on the translation where necessary. Bonhoeffer asks some very deep questions but ...

The Mystery of Holy Night

1 review
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Crossroad Classic, 1996

Must reading for seekers
This small, beautifully illustrated book challenges you to look at the way you live, to question your very values. It leads you through the mystery of Advent (the time before the birth of Jesus), relating it to everyday life. The short prose-poems provide a basis for meditation for those of many faiths.

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