Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Letters to London (eBook, ePUB)

Bonhoeffer's previously unpublished correspondence with Ernst Cromwell, 1935-36

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the autumn of 1933 the 27-year-old Bonhoeffer accepted a two-year appointment as a pastor of two German-speaking Protestant churches in London. It was during this time that he began his friendship with Ernst Cromwell, one of his confirmands - a friendship that is now documented in these letters published for the first time here in this book (most of which are dated between 20 March 1935 and 27 March 1936). Seventy-five years later, the publication of these letters throws light on several aspects of Bonhoeffer's life and thought, including: the development of his views on the practice of silence; his practice of catechesis and confirmation; the impact on his personal relationships of his involvement in the Church struggle; his understanding of friendship, and in particular friendship that values the potential contribution of young people to living out the 'truth-telling' of Jesus Christ.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SPCK
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780281066704
• Artikelnr.: 39680510

Autorenporträt

Dietrich Bonhoeffer nasceu em Breslau, Alemanha, em 4 de fevereiro de 1906. Teólogo e pastor luterano, participou da resistência alemã antinazista e foi membro fundador da Igreja Confessante (ala da igreja evangélica contrária à política nazista), onde atuou como reitor e professor. Após o fechamento do seminário pelos nazistas, Bonhoeffer militou no movimento de resistência a Hitler. Em 1943, foi preso, acusado de envolver-se na trama da Abwehr para assassinar Hitler, e acabou enforcado em 9 de abril de 1945, na cidade de Berlim, semanas antes do término do conflito mundial na Europa.