The Bonhoeffer Reader

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T H E B O N H O E F F E R R E A D E R Edited by Clifford J. Green and Michael P . DeJonge T H E B O N H O E F F E R R E A D E R Green and DeJonge THE ONLY READER TO USE THE NEW TEXT OF THE COMPLETE DIETRICH BONHOEFFER WORKS For the first time, a representative collection of all Bonhoeffer’s theological works is available in a single volume. With selections drawn from the newly completed 16-volume Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English Edition (DBWE), a major 25-year translation project supported by the International Bonhoeffer Society and published by Fortress Press, the Reader presents Bonhoeffer’s theological writings in the best available translations. Edited by Clifford J. Green and Michael P. DeJonge, the Reader is the only collection of Bonhoeffer’s writings formatted for easy reference to DBWE and all of their additional resources, making it easier than ever to pursue a more comprehensive study of Bonhoeffer’s theological career. “This outstanding compendium of Bonhoeffer’s writings is unmatched in scope and depth. With great classroom potential, it will introduce Bonhoeffer to a new generation for years to come.” George Hunsinger Princeton Theological Seminary “There are few books of which one can truly say ‘this should be in the library of every theologian and preacher.’ The Bonhoeffer Reader is such a book. Using the best available translations and unerringly selecting Bonhoeffer’s most important and challenging theological writings, the editors make available in one volume the essential insights of this outstanding Christian thinker.” Stephen Plant University of Cambridge CLIFFORD J. GREEN is Executive Director of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English Edition. Formerly Professor of Theology at Hartford Seminary, he edited several volumes of the series and is the author of Bonhoeffer: A Theology of Sociality. MICHAEL P. DEJONGE is graduate director at the University of South Florida. Michael earned a PhD in Religion from Emory University, having also undertaken doctoral work at the Freie Universität in Berlin as a Fulbright scholar. He is author of Bonhoeffer’s Theological Formation (2012). RELIGION / THEOLOGY ...