Spiritual Care [Paperback]

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Author), Jay C. Rochelle (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1985

Bonhoeffer says spiritual care is a function of the congregation and that it is an aspect of the broader, more encompassing activity of proclamation. In Spiritual Care, we are confronted with the awesome truth that in speech God's presence is known and that speech is also our own; in silence God's presence is known and that silence is also our own. The text demands us to consider how the gospel message is brought to people in the midst of their personal lives, and his message and counsel use the tools given within the traditional life of the church so that such grace becomes enacted, enfleshed, and incarnate in the Christian community.

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Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers (October 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800618742
• ISBN-13: 978-0800618742
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #857,825 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Are you a pastor? Buy this book., March 31, 2011

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Justin Hyde - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spiritual Care (Paperback)

Spiritual Care was born out of Bonhoeffer's time at Finkenwalde, the illegal seminary he founded to train emerging pastors in the Confessing Church. This short book(let) is a collection of advice and counsel in several crucial areas of Christian ministry including Law and Gospel in Spiritual Care, Conversations with the Indifferent, Spiritual Care for Pastors, and Spiritual Care to Those who are Tempted. As a pastor and church planter, the section on "Spiritual Care for Pastors" was well worth the price of the book.

This book, like many of Bonhoeffer's, has worked its way irrevocably into my mind and soul. I cannot shake it. Spiritual Care is now required reading for our church's elders and deacons.

Bonhoeffer has given us a great gift in this heartfelt work. The pastoral reflections and guidance in Spiritual Care were hard-learned and profoundly experienced by this young German pastor. We are given not only a glimpse into deeper and more fruitful spiritual care, but also a glimpse into the life and soul of the one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the 20th century.

Buy this book. Read it. Relish it. Use it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly the love of Christ, February 10, 2010

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C. Lewton "CSL" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spiritual Care (Paperback)

Bonhoeffer lives up to true teaching toward the example of Christ. Forget the history of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and read the pages and how to apply this well written book to ministry and community in humanity. It is clearly written, wonderfully based on the example of Jesus Christ in revelation, and truly moving communion. Most of the pages had me taking notes and at awe at how in depth and powerful this book can be applied to my life and those in whom I can share the sometimes difficult times of life. The burden becomes light.

CSL