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Overview

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 community, based on the common life that he and his seminarians experienced at the Finkenwalde Seminary and in the Brothers House there. The stimulus for the writing of Life Together was the closing of the preacher's seminary at Finkenwalde by the Nazis.

While Bonhoeffer wrote with his own seminary community in mind, he intended Life Together to have a more universal impact, and spoke of a mission and responsibility of the church as a whole.

Using the acclaimed Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English translation and adapted to a more accessible format, this new edition features supplemental material from Victoria J. Barnett and an insightful introduction by Geffrey B. Kelly to clarify the theological meaning and social importance of Bonhoeffer's work.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781506402765
Publisher: 1517 Media
Publication date: 11/01/2015
Series: Dietrich Bonhoffer Works-Reader's Edition
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 122
Sales rank: 241,758
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

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.

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.


Geffrey B. Kelly is Professor of Systematic Theology at LaSalle University, Philadelphia.

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction to the Reader's Edition of Life Together Geffrey B.Kelly vii

Preface xxi

Community? 1

The Day Together 23

The Day Alone 55

Service 69

Confession and the Lord's Supper 87

Study Questions 99

The Reader's Guide to Life Together in the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works: A Guide to Related Texts and Resources Victoria J. Barnett 103

Index of Names and Subjects 109

Index of Biblical References 119

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