It gives a deep look into the heart and mind of this astute pastor. de Gruchy to clarify the theological meaning and social importance of Bonhoeffers prison writings. 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, executed by the Nazis after incarceration in Tegel Prison. Letters and Papers from Prison, as the title indicates is a very different kind of book. Barnett and an insightful introduction by John W. Using the acclaimed English translation and adapted to a more accessible format, this new edition features supplemental material from Victoria J. Letters and Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John W. 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. 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.

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. Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffers earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison.

Letters and papers from prison