Speaking Truth to Power

A study of two of the most significant prophetic leaders in the twentieth century, J. Deotis Roberts's Bonhoeffer and King is an instructive work in theological ethics. This book considers and compares the theological reflections that guided Bonhoeff...

This latest volume in the ever-popular WJK Armchair series turns its sights on contemporary theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945). Born in Breslau, Germany, Bonhoeffer led quite an intriguing life. This book, with dozens of illustrations by arti...

This book is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian civic d...

Reality and Resistance

What led Dietrich Bonhoeffer to his momentous decision to be involved in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944? What is the relation between his resistance activities and his theological and ethical reflections? Exploring these and ot...

Bonhoeffer's Concept of Accepting Guilt

"Everyone who acts responsibly becomes guilty" was a basic premise that Dietrich Bonhoeffer expressed in various ways in his theology and ethics. Even Bonhoeffer's own actions--in praying for the defeat of his country in World War II and in participa...

Reflections on Advent and Christmas

"There are only two places where the powerful and great in this world lose their courage, tremble in the depths of their souls, and become truly afraid. These are the manger and the cross of Jesus Christ." "No priest, no theologian stood at the crad...

A Year of Daily Devotions

This collection of inspirational writings from Dietrich Bonhoeffer is drawn from his many works and presented here as a series of daily meditations to last throughout the year. Organized under monthly themes, these prayers, sermons, meditations, lett...

In these inspiring letters Dietrich Bonhoeffer is teaching a few Protestants what it means to say "yes" to the twentieth century and still somehow stay recognizably Protestant. The writing in Letters and Papers from Prison offers a poignant look at a...

The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Long after his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's witness continues in the hearts of Christians around the world. In his classic work Life Together, he deals with the theology and practice of true Christian community...

The cross and the resurrection were central themes for Bonhoeffer's theology. These excerpts from sermons and letters contain his personal and faithful words about the crucifixion and the power of the cross for all Christians. Meditations on the Cros...