Martyred Christian: One Hundred and Sixty Reading

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Book Overview

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor who was killed by the Nazis in World War II for opposing the regime. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0020840209
• ISBN13: 9780020840206
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Bonhoeffer, highlighted

The book is a collection of gems conscientiously selected and arranged from Bonhoeffer's work, useful for devotional reading, a rich witness stimulating to heart and mind. The brilliant mind and steadfast, loving spirit of Bonhoeffer shine through. And yet...for this reader, The Martyred Christian is a sampler that challenges, a strong nudge to read Bonhoeffer's works straight through. Something is gained, perhaps, and something is lost, certainly, in the selection and juxtaposition of sparkling passages clipped out from their contexts, like a compilation of proof-texts or an ultra-canonic selection from the Bible. Appreciate the winnowing editor Brown has done, but move on to direct engagement with the full texts, the even richer lode from which these polished, select jewels were plucked and arranged.