Christ the Center (Harper's Ministers Paperback Library) [Paperback]

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harper's Ministers Paperback Library | Publication Date: October 25, 1978

Here is the key to thought of one of our time's central moral figures. It reveals Bonhoeffer's deep, firm roots in Christian doctrine, and it relates that doctrine to twentieth-century decisions every Christian must face. Essential for those interested in the developement of Bonhoeffer's thinking, Christ the Center is as well an important addition to Christological thought and a clear guides to how we are to believe and act in the uncertainty of the times. These lectures originally delivered at the University of Berlin (reconstructed by Eberhard Bethge from students' notes) have been completely retranslated by Edwin Robertson for this new edition.

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“It would be impossible to overrate Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s importance as a disciple, a great Christian and moral leader.” (JOHN MACQUARRIE, The New York Times Book ReviewJOHN MACQUARRIE, The New York Times Book ReviewJOHN MACQUARRIE, The New York Times Book ReviewJOHN MACQUARRIE, The New York Times Book ReviewJOHN MACQUARRIE, The New York Times Book ReviewJohn Macqu )

Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1 edition (October 25, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060608110
• ISBN-13: 978-0060608118
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in Breslau in 1906. The son of a famous German psychiatrist, he studied in Berlin and New York City. He left the safety of America to return to Germany and continue his public repudiation of the Naz*s, which led to his arrest in 1943. Linked to the group of conspirators whose attempted assassination of Hitlerr failed, he was hanged in April 1945.

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The great German theologian puts first things first, May 18, 2001

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(Rev.)Paul Dinkel (San Marcos, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christ the Center (Harper's Ministers Paperback Library) (Paperback)

After seminary taught me how to dissect the Bible and faith, this pre-WWII work by the disciple of "costly grace" helped me put it back together. It is thoroughly academic, and it is unswerving in its insistence that questions of Biblical criticism cannot be placed before and above the question of our relationship to Christ. When Christ is the center, the world looks different than we arrogantly thought it would when looking from the outside in.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent exposition of Jesus as the center of all., May 6, 1999

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This review is from: Christ the Center (Harper's Ministers Paperback Library) (Paperback)

The book is very philosophical and filled with the language of theology. It pushes toward the question of all Christian theology: where is the place of Jesus of Nazareth in our faith? I think that Bonhoeffer's deductions are right on.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cost of Discipleship, January 7, 2000

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This review is from: Christ the Center (Harper's Ministers Paperback Library) (Paperback)

This is an amazing book which will challenge the way you think about Christianity. Bonhoeffer brings up issues of grace, faith, and obiedence which will compel anyone to reflect on their faith in Jesus Christ. It is a wonderful and intellectual book for anyone who wants to know what REAL Christianity is.