Letters and Papers from Prison

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781506402741
• eBook ISBN: 9781506402758
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

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 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, presents the full array of Bonhoeffer's 1943–1945 prison letters and theological writings. Using the acclaimed DBWE translation, 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 Bonhoeffer's prison writings.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table Of Contents
• Editor’s Introduction to the Reader's Edition of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison
• Prologue Title Page
• Prologue
• Part 1 Title Page
• Part 1
• Part 2 Title Page
• Part 2
• Part 3 Title Page
• Part 3
• Part 4 Title Page
• Part 4
• Epilogue Title Page
• Epilogue
• Study Questions
• The Reader's Guide to Letters and Papers from Prison in the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works: A Guide to Related Texts and Resources
• Index of Names
• Index of Subjects
• Index of Biblical References