Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Life Together
The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community

Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Narrator: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Unabridged: 3 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2007

Synopsis

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness in the hearts of Christians around the world. His Letters and Papers from Prison became a prized testimony to Christian faith and courage, read by thousands. Now in Life Together we have Pastor Bonhoeffer's experience of Christian community. This story of a unique fellowship in an underground SEMInary during the Nazi years reads like one of Paul's letters. It gives practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups. The role of personal prayer, worship in common, everyday work, and Christian service is treated in simple, almost biblical, words. Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.

About Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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.

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Goodreads review by Kevan on December 29, 2015

Whenever I read how-to books, I "skip to end" the consider the actual bio of the person. Does the person have a life narrative I admire? Would I actually want to be like them? If so, perhaps I'll take their advice. So here's Bonhoeffer. Nazi-resister, Gandhi liaison, secret super spy pastor. An amaz......more

Goodreads review by Chris on January 11, 2009

1/11/09 I just reread this book for another class. I think it's my fourth reading now. All I want to add is that this book gets better each time. I'm amazed by Bonhoeffer's insight and the understanding of God that informs the whole work. It's small but packed with import. You'd think I would have l......more

Goodreads review by Werner on November 22, 2019

Published in 1939, two years after The Cost of Discipleship, this book shares the basic theological underpinnings of the earlier one, and is written in the same style --which is to say, earnest, serious, and academic-intellectual. The editors of the Afterword, interestingly, assert that here Bonhoef......more

Goodreads review by Barnabas on November 07, 2022

I found portions of this book as rich and deep as anything I have read on the Christian life. And I found a few portions of it hard to resonate with or find reasonable. But the good and rich far outweighed the negative. The principles outweighed the unrealistic practices.......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on November 28, 2019

I rarely give five stars to anything, but this book definitely deserves it. An excellent look at Christian community and the Christian life, this is full of thoughts that everyone who follows the Way needs to hear. Mr. Bonhoeffer may be long gone from this world, but his words still impact lives; th......more

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