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Life Together (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works) Kindle Edition

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Author), Daniel W. Bloesch (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds. Life Together gathers Bonhoeffer’s 1938 reflections on the character of Christian community, based on the common life that he and his seminarians experienced at the Finkenwalde Seminary and in the “Brother’s House” there. The stimulus for the writing of Life Together was the closing of the preacher's seminary at Finkenwalde by the Nazis.

While Bonhoeffer wrote with his own seminary community in mind, he intended Life Together to have a more universal impact, and spoke of a mission and responsibility of the church as a whole.

Using the acclaimed DBWE translation, adapted to a more accessible format, this new edition features supplemental material from Victoria J. Barnett and an insightful introduction by Geffrey B. Kelly to clarify the theological meaning and social importance of Bonhoeffer’s work.

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"When I think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, some words Gorky used of Tolstoy come into my mind--'Look what a wonderful man is living on the earth.'" --Malcolm Muggeridge, author of Jesus --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Victoria J. Barnett served from 2004-2014 as one of the general editors of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, the English translation series of Bonhoeffer's complete works published by Fortress Press. She has lectured and written extensively about the Holocaust, particularly about the role of the German churches. Her published works include Bystanders: Conscience and Complicity during the Holocaust (1999) and For the Soul of the People: Protestant Protest against Hitler (1992). Since 2004 she has directed the Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She is a graduate of Indiana University, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and George Mason University.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the most significant Protestant theologians of the twentieth century, a legacy sealed by his imprisonment in a German concentration camp and eventual execution. His resistance against Nazism and pivotal role in the Confessing Church movement have been key points of illumination for many on the nature of Christian political witness and action. Millions have been inspired by his rich reflections on the Christian life, especially his beloved works on discipleship and ethics. As a professor, seminary leader, and ecumenical theologian, Bonhoeffer's work also profoundly shaped academic theology, especially systematic theology, and the life of the church.

Geffrey B. Kelly is Professor of Systematic Theology at LaSalle University, Philadelphia.

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B016NESM0G
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fortress Press (November 1, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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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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jerryq1000

Modern Day Prophet?

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023

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I had listened to this on Audible, and mentioned it to my Men's group...we're now going through it chapter by chapter and discussing. I was really amazed at how insightful he was listening, it's even more impactful reading as you're able to discern some "between the lines inferences" in light of it being written in the heart of Nazi Germany. I think he's a modern day prophet/martyr, as he was murdered by the Nazi's weeks before the fall of Germany in 1945.

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023

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This the second or third time that I’ve read Life Together, I always receive a blessing. I am forced to slow down and ponder what Bonhoeffer wrote. This time, it was the power of humility and the need for the Christian in community to be a servant particularly when it comes to truly listening to one another.

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Robert Alexander portillo

Timeless

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2020

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This book is a gift to Christianity. Bonhoeffer explores the most sacred aspect of the Christian life: life together (hence the book title). He defines community, makes a case for our need for each other, emphasizes the importance of solitude and corporate worship. He goes on to encourage us to listen to each other as God listens to us. And finishes by inviting us to become Christ for each other through confession. Life together is about communion, it is about the shared table of Christ. “Just as the members of the community of faith are united in body and blood at the table of the Lord, so they will be together in eternity.”

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We read it together

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016

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We read Life Together in a group with each of us taking turns teaching a chapter. The book gives a different Christian outlook slightly tainted with a Lutheran touch showing up in references to Apocryphal verses. But that doesn't take away from the over all point that We need each other and We can't do this life without others. So do it in a group with the like minded people.

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Art Nicklaus

Behold!

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017

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My number one takeaway from this book was the requirement that we forgive one another, tolerate the differences and shortcomings in one another; in the church certainly, "as we have been forgiven" (and tolerated!) Such a simple concept, so hard to practice in community. In my community, we are constantly offending one another. And although we teach and preach being un-offendable, it is so hard. Impossible really without the Holy Spirit flowing constantly into us, through us, out of us into the lives of one another. I HAVE to forgive, to look past shortcomings and immaturities in others...because I so desperately need them to do the same for me. Unity is impossible without this tolerance and forgiveness, without seeing the divinity that resides in the other. And unity is where the blessing is, where the blessing is bestowed; Where anything good and pleasant happens in community, according to David.

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M Seversen

Great book, helpful notes.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2022

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One of my favorite books on the challenges of community, especially his comments on our wishes and dreams for community that undermine real community.

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G. B.

Kelly for this good addition and assume the others in the series will ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2015

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This is a great addition to the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and more accessible to general audience. The additional information on his life and the seminary at Finkenwalde is also very helpful for those who have not read the more complete biographies, (Bethge and Schlingensiepen) and therefore do not know the context in which "Life Together" was written. I still think that this should be a companion book, however, and that the original small book published in 1954 in English should be read as the primary source. I am grateful for Dr. Barnett and Dr. Kelly for this good addition and assume the others in the series will be helpful, too.

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Convicting

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2017

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This is a good book on spiritual disciplines and the importance of community in a Christians life. Especially convicting is the chapter on confessing sin one to another. I plan on reading this book again hoping to take in even more. Interesting to read about the context Bonhoeffer was writing about. The ease of my life in my context can make for laziness and busyness to the detriment of my walk with Jesus and others. This book is a wake-up call to the daily rhythms of a lover of Christ.

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Robin Bertram

Solid Reading

Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2020

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Loved the book. Needed it for one of my courses but highly recommend for solid doctrine.

NP

Still Challenging and Provoking in the 21st Century

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2018

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Bonhoeffer’s meditations on community life could be read as part theological reflection, and part manifesto. Throughout the five chapters, Bonhoeffer’s recurring concern is the question of how to form and preserve authentic and robust Christian communities among the ever-present threats of both hostile worldly ideologies without and foolish egotism within, and can prompt soul-searching on the part of the reader.

The imitation of the self-denying way of the cross stands as the pivot of authentic community life, and the hearing, studying and speaking ‘the Word’ its glue. Christian community is a spiritual reality and is only formed through God's providential grace. With this comes a deep pessimism towards human knowledge and social forces, perhaps amplified by the accommodation of much of German Christianity to Nazism at the time. The writing is sober; there are no warm anecdotes, or illustrative examples, nor any softening of the difficulties of community life. Although this can feel hard-going at times, persistence pays off for anyone who wishes to seriously ponder what it means to 'Love thy neighbour as thyself', and is a good entry point to reading Bonhoeffer. Although thoroughly Christian, this book could provide food for thought for anyone who has tried to live by humane and unselfish values, and doubtless contains recognisable moments for anyone who has lived in community for a length of of time.

The editors in this edition claim to have ‘corrected the errors of previous translations and follows Bonhoeffer’s texts more closely.’ It’s fluent, and its opening chapter resists a dualistic reading (rather unlike the Doberstein). This edition provides helpful introductory material outlining the book’s context, history and structure, useful indices, a brief discussion of Bonhoeffer’s other works, pleasingly wide margins for jotting one’s own notes, and study questions for further reflection. These questions could benefit from being expanded and with more concrete questions for group discussion. They are welcome though as the reader is invited to engage with the question of whether these ideas might still be practiced, and in such practice perhaps remains the only authoritative way to interpret this bold and challenging text.

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