Dietrich Bonhoeffer: 40 books

“The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, who look forward to something greater to come. For these, it is enough to wait in humble fear until the Holy One himself comes down to us, God in the child in the manger....

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) ist der weltweit bekannteste deutsche Theologe des 20. Jahrhunderts. Vor seiner Ermordung durch den nationalsozialistischen Staat verfasste er im Gefängnis einige Briefe und Texte, die ein theologisches und spirituelles Vermächtnis seines Wirkens sind. Eindringlich...

Preaching, according to Bonhoeffer, is like offering an apple to child. The gospel is proclaimed, but for it to be received as gift depends on whether or not the hearer is in a position to do so. Offered here are thirty-one of Pastor Bonhoeffer’s sermons, in new English translations, which he preached...

Dietrich Bonhoeffers Gebete, Gedichte und andere Texte, die er in der Zeit von 1943-1945 im Gefängnis in Berlin-Tegel verfasst hat, sind nicht nur wichtige Zeugnisse des Widerstands gegen das NS Regime, sie geben dem Leser vor allem Anteil am Geistlichen Leben des Christen Dietrich Bonhoeffer und...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, a sixteen volume series, offers a fresh, critical translation...

In "Gemeinsames Leben" entwickelt Dietrich Bonhoeffer sein Bild von guter christlicher Gemeinschaft. Am Beispiel des Finkenwalder Predigerseminars der Bekennenden Kirche zeigt Dietrich Bonhoeffer, wie eine Gemeinschaft von Gläubigen und die Gemeinschaft mit Gott praktisch gestaltet werden...

One of the great classics of prison literature, Letters and Papers from Prison effectively serves as the last will and testament of the Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a young German pastor who was executed by the Nazis in 1945 for his part in the “officers’...

Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s 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...

NEW FOREWORD BY ERIC METAXAS Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century, illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus in this classic book on living as a Christian. What can the call to discipleship, the adherence...

In "Schöpfung und Fall" befragt Dietrich Bonhoeffer die Bibel nach Antworten für die drängenden Probleme seiner Zeit. Der Text entstand aus einer Vorlesung, die Bonhoeffer im Wintersemester 1932/33 in Berlin hielt. Er spricht die Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten nicht direkt an,...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer und Andreas Felger: Ein faszinierender Dialog zwischen Malerei und Poesie Andreas Felger hat sich in seinen Werken schon früh mit der Natur, biblischen Themen und Literatur auseinandergesetzt. Mit Hilde Domin, Peter Härtling u. a. realisierte er gemeinsame Buchprojekte....

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds. Life Together gathers Bonhoeffer’s 1938 reflections on the character of Christian...

In the spring of 1935 Dietrich Bonhoeffer returned from England to direct a small illegal seminary for the Confessing Church. The seminary existed for two years before the Gestapo ordered it closed in August 1937. The two years of Finkenwalde's existence produced some of Bonhoeffer's most significant...

The completion of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, the definitive English translation of the Critical Edition, represents a milestone in theological scholarship. This wonderful series is a translation from the German editions of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Werke. The product of over twenty years of dedicated...