Dietrich bonhoeffer 4 february 1906 in breslau 9 april 1945 in flossenburg concentration camp was an important lutheran pastor from germany who was killed by the nazis during world war ii. With a foreword by jim wallis, author of gods politics, a year with dietrich bonhoeffer will take readers on a 365day journey of understanding with this deeply spiritual man. Dietrich bonhoeffer, first edition abebooks passion for books. This message is that jesus christ was more than a prophet, more than an enlightened man and more than a guide for life.
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Lectures and notes 193945 from the collected works of dietrich bonhoeffer volume iii 01oct1973. As a recent graduate, he served as a pastor to expatriot congregations in barcelona and later in london. Dietrich bonhoeffer, 24 books eberhard bethge, 16 books christian gremmels, 9 books ernst feil, 6 books edwin hanton robertson, 5 books wayne w. Having read dietrich bonhoeffer s biography and seeing how my housemate is raving about the profoundness of the cost of discipleship which i also wanted to purchase i decided to purchase this little book so that there will not be overlap in our little library collection and we can later exchange books. Mar 01, 2014 dietrich bonhoeffer was among the most interesting, inspiring people youll ever read about.
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