Dietrich Bonhoeffer Libri

L'interpretazione del discorso della montagna che Dietrich Bonhoeffer scrisse a Londra nel 1934 e tutte le lezioni sul Nuovo Testamento che tenne a Finkenwalde erano dedicate alla chiamata alla sequela di Gesù Cristo. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1937, questo volume era ritenuto nel Terzo Reich un'autentica testimonianza di fede cristiana e pertanto un testo militante contro l'ingiustizia del nazionalsocialismo. Con l'aiuto del commento in questa nuova edizione critica il peso teologico del libro si rivela unitamente al panorama storico contemporaneo nel quale è nato.

Resistenza e resa raccoglie le lettere e altri testi scritti da Dietrich Bonhoeffer dal 1943 al 1945 nel carcere berlinese di Tegel. Questa edizione pressoché integrale ricostruisce in modo completo lo scambio epistolare, giacché la corrispondenza in uscita è alternata agli scritti inviati al prigioniero da parenti e amici: in primo luogo Eberhard Bethge, cha ha corredato il testo di puntuali note esplicative. In appendice è riportato un prezioso saggio della fidanzata con estratti delle lettere a lei destinate e un lungo inedito di Bethge sulla storia della conservazione di questo singolare epistolario. I documenti qui raccolti testimoniano il confronto col «mondo diventato adulto» che un cristiano e teologo impegnato in prima linea nella lotta contro il nazismo ha condotto all’insegna dell’onestà intellettuale. Ne emerge il quadro di un cristianesimo «non religioso», definito dal recupero dei contenuti originari delle Scritture, che bandisce ogni fuga nell’aldilà e coniuga la fede nel Dio di Gesù Cristo con una piena fedeltà alla terra e alla vita. Torna sugli scaffali il testo più importante di Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in una edizione completamente rivista, arricchita con nuove note e commenti.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was only thirty-nine years old when he was executed in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, yet his courage, vision, and brilliance have greatly influenced the twentieth-century Church and theology. Particularly through his bestselling classic, The Cost of Discipleship, Bonhoeffer profoundly shaped such minds and movements as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Leonardo Boff, civil rights and leberation theology. A Testament to Freedom, completely revised and expanded for this edition, includes previously untranslated writings, excerpts from major books, sermons, and selected letters spanning the years of Bonhoeffer's pastoral and theological career. This magnificent volume takes readers on a historical and biographical journey that follows Bonhoeffer through the various stages of his life--as teacher, ecumenist, pastor, preacher, seminary director, prophet in the Nazi era and, finally, as martyr in pursuit of peace and justice.

Fifty-two readings to spark weekly group discussion on putting Jesus’ most central teachings into practice. Jesus’ most famous teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, possesses an irresistible quality . Who hasn’t felt stirred and unsettled after reading these words, which get to the root of the human condition?This follow-up to the acclaimed collection Called to The Life Jesus Wants for His People taps an even broader array of sources, bringing together prophetic voices from every era and a range of traditions to consider the repercussions of these essential words.More than a commentary or devotional , this book is designed to be read together with others, to inspire communities of faith to discuss what it might look like to put Jesus’ teachings into practice today.

"Lightning and forest fires could strike terror in primitive humans, yet they also cherished fire as a life-giving gift from the gods"-- Provided by publisher

Translated from the GermanIn this beautiful little book, Bonhoeffer guides the Christian to the Scriptures for lessons in how to pray. He affirms that the Lord's Prayer is the primary prayer of the Christian, which he asserts contains every prayer that a Christian ought to pray. Bonhoeffer also makes a startling but wise claim that jolts us out of the narrowness of our focus in prayer: "The richness of the Word of God ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart." Thus we find the book of Psalms to be a rich treasury of prayers that are part of God's inspired word, and therefore a true place to learn how God would have us pray.

In 1940, just before the Nazis banned him from publishing, Dietrich Bonhoeffer published this book of reflections on the Psalms. Now with an introduction by Walter Brueggemann and excerpts from the Psalms, this classic reveals the Psalms as essential to the life of the believer and offers wisdom for living today.

s/t: Daily Meditations from His Letters, Writings, and SermonsIn time for the 100th anniversary of his birth come daily inspirations from a beloved pastor, theologian, and martyr.