Reflections on the Bible : Human Word and Word of God

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, Weber, Manfred

ISBN 10: 156563988X / ISBN 13: 9781565639881

Published by Hendrickson Publishers Marketing, LLC, 2004

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Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reflections on the Bible : Human Word and Word of God
• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers Marketing, LLC
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156563988X
• ISBN 13: 9781565639881
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.113 pounds

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Synopsis

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a thirty-nine year old pastor when the Nazis executed him for participating in a plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler. What caused this rather cerebral, well-educated, and philosophical young man to risk his life and reputation to stand with others against the brutality of the Nazis?

Never before published in English, this newly translated compilation offers Bonhoeffer’s meditations and essays about the Bible across his writing career. In addition excerpts from his letters and speeches provide a personal glimpse of one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century.

About the Author

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) grew up in an academic German family. His father was a professor of psychiatry in Berlin, and Bonhoeffer was trained in the best theological universities in Germany. As a recent graduate, he served as a pastor to ex-patriot congregations in Barcelona and later in London. He was offered respite from the Nazi regime by friends in the United States, but felt he would not be able to minister in Germany if he were not suffering with his fellow citizens under the Nazi rule.