Bonhoeffer After Ten Years

Time is the most precious gift in our possession for it is the most irrevocable.

Bonhoeffer after ten years. Other bonhoeffer family members engaged in the resistance bonhoef fer s brother klaus and another brother in law rüdiger schleicher. This post was originally published november 24 2007 at my former blog the presbyterian polis. Back to text 23 ibid 5.

In a bitterly realistic tone he faced the prospect that they might fail and that his own life s work might remain incomplete. Back to text 24 bonhoeffer gesammelte schriften 1 letter dated 15 5 1934 munich. Bonhoeffer s after ten years for our time.

Ten years is a long stretch in a man s life. Edited by victoria h. I post it now as i believe it provides us perspective for the times we are in.

Time lost is time when we have not lived a full human life time unenriched by experience creative endeavour enjoyment and suffering. After ten years was written for dohnanyi bonhoeffer s close 2. For past couple of months i ve been drawn to the writings of dietrich bonhoeffer.

After ten years is a succinct and sober reflection and remains one of the best descriptions ever written about what happened to the german people under national socialism. The macmillan company 1971 16 17. This volume presents this timely and.

In dietrich bonhoeffer works english edition volume 12. It was this reading that made me realize i am joyfully and gladly a follower of christ and wish others to have the same joy. Enlarged edition eberhard bethge ed.