Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Series: Makers of the modern theological mind
Publisher: Word Books
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Waco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, -- 1906-1945.
Description: The author seeks to come to terms with both Bonhoeffer the theologian and Bonhoeffer the man -- the germinal thinker and the courageous Christian. He looks at each of Bonhoeffer's published works and examines his ideas in relation to the use made of them by other writers and theologians. He makes an attempt to assess Bonhoeffer's influence and importance to the future. Finally, however, his attention is turned back to Bonhoeffer himself, the man who can perhaps best be characterized by the phrase he coined to describe Jesus Christ -- "the man for others". Totally committed to Christ and to the Church, Bonhoeffer gave himself both in life and death for his fellow humans, proving that grace and discipleship are indeed costly.