Freedom is not a possession, a thing, or an object.
Freedom is a relationship, indeed, between two persons.
In 1923, Dietrich began his formal theological studies at Tubingen University. His college studies were complicated by the hyperinflation experienced in Germany during the 1920s, but he excelled in his studies. After his first year, he took time to visit Rome with his brother Klaus . During his tour of the center of Catholicism, Dietrich began to formulate his ideas of the church and community. When he returned to Germany, he continued his studies at the University of Berlin under several prominent theologians, including Adolf von Harnack, Hans Lietzmann, and Reinhold Seeberg, who guided Bonhoeffer's dissertation, Sanctorum Communio .