Here Bonhoeffer attempted to deal with the uncompromising demands that Christ made upon his followers. The call to a self sacrificing law of love in all relationships was vital. Grace, he argued is costly because it is the call to follow Christ totally. This book was written in the midst of the growth of Nazism. The cost of discipleship is the cross, and it is the mark of genuine community.
Ethics is an incomplete book, yet it is seminal.
It was pieced together posthumously by Bethge and other friends of B. I, sadly, have lost my original copy of this book. It was the first book I bought in Seminary for my theology course. I remember reading it with a marking pen, underlining those statements that were important and significant. I picked up the book a few years ago and noticed that most of it was underlined. The revelation of God in Christ is central.