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Letters and Papers from Prison (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works) Paperback – November 1, 2015

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Author), Victoria J. Barnett (Editor), John W. de Gruchy (Introduction)
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Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffers earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison that electrified the postwar world six years after his death in 1945. The materials gathered and selected by his friend Eberhard Bethge in Letters and Papers from Prison not only brought Bonhoeffer to a wide and appreciative readership, especially in North America, they also introduced to a broad readership his novel and exciting ideas of religionless Christianity, his open and honest theological appraisal of Christian doctrines, and his sturdy, if sorely tried, faith in face of uncertainty and doubt.

This splendid volume, in some ways the capstone of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series, presents the full array of Bonhoeffers 19431945 prison letters and theological writings. Using the acclaimed English translation and adapted to a more accessible format, this new edition features supplemental material from Victoria J. Barnett and an insightful introduction by John W. de Gruchy to clarify the theological meaning and social importance of Bonhoeffers prison writings.

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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works
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    November 1, 2015
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  7. ISBN-10
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the most significant Protestant theologians of the twentieth century, a legacy sealed by his imprisonment in a German concentration camp and eventual execution. His resistance against Nazism and pivotal role in the Confessing Church movement have been key points of illumination for many on the nature of Christian political witness and action. Millions have been inspired by his rich reflections on the Christian life, especially his beloved works on discipleship and ethics. As a professor, seminary leader, and ecumenical theologian, Bonhoeffer's work also profoundly shaped academic theology, especially systematic theology, and the life of the church.



John de Gruchy is professor emeritus of Christian studies and a senior scholar at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is also an Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University.

Victoria J. Barnett served from 2004-2014 as one of the general editors of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, the English translation series of Bonhoeffer's complete works published by Fortress Press. She has lectured and written extensively about the Holocaust, particularly about the role of the German churches. Her published works include Bystanders: Conscience and Complicity during the Holocaust (1999) and For the Soul of the People: Protestant Protest against Hitler (1992). Since 2004 she has directed the Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She is a graduate of Indiana University, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and George Mason University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fortress Press (November 1, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 614 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506402747
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506402741
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.5 x 8.75 inches
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in Breslau in 1906. The son of a famous German psychiatrist, he studied in Berlin and New York City. He left the safety of America to return to Germany and continue his public repudiation of the Naz*s, which led to his arrest in 1943. Linked to the group of conspirators whose attempted assassination of Hitlerr failed, he was hanged in April 1945.

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Gunter Kleemann
5.0 out of 5 stars Inside Bonhoeffer’s mind
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Reading the letters is not only intellectually stimulating it is of human interest. You can almost see him in his cell. If it was in the original German you probably could. His heart and his humanity are all front and center. And above all his beautifully detailed information ideas are laid out. That these were written during the war is also very striking. An amazing story. An amazing young man. The book is very satisfying on many levels. Praise God. Amen.
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Should be required reading of all who like to strip quote to support their Progressive or Evangelical agendas. A rich deep thought provoking work.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Christian as Being-Human
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I selected this principally due to interest in Bonhoeffer’s introduction of the concept of a non-religious Christianity-a radical concept then and now-but arguably most true to the Gospel accounts in the Christian Scriptures. Unfortunately, he did not get to flesh out this idea in publication due to his execution.

However, I most enjoyed this work for its purely human element. That, for me, is for general readership what makes it most profitable. While I did not identify much with Bonhoeffer as to his religion, I did as to his humanness, including his love for his fellow citizens, family, and friends.

Bonhoeffer was before his time in seeing a much-needed change in Christianity, as he could see ‘God’ had been pushed outside the life of most and, ironically, he saw this absence as an opportunity to re-envision the place of ‘God’ in modern life and the Church. Hence, he remains a challenge to a religion oft clinging to itself, trying to survive and revive its relevancy from its past rites, rituals, and doctrines, rather than accepting the challenge and need to transform itself to speak to post-Christian-religion cultures.
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Historical and theological study from the life of a Christian martyr.
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忠右エ門
4.0 out of 5 stars 偉大な宗教人
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牧師の身でナチスを公然と批判し、Hitler暗殺計画に加担して終戦直前に処刑されたたBonhoefferの、最後の2年間の獄中からの書簡集です。神学的な議論を別にしても非常にドラマティックな内容です。ただこの本は元の本ISBN-13:978-0800697037から註釈を取った版のため、印刷は目に優しく読みやすいのですが、登場人物や背景は少しわかりにくくなっています。奮発して元の本を買ったほうがよいと思うので、星を一つだけ減らしました。
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