Dietrich Bonhoeffer one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works a sixteen volume series offers a fresh critical translation of Bonhoeffer's writings with introductions annotations and interpretations The stimulus for the writing of Life Together was the closing of the preacher's seminary at Finkenwalde The treatise contains Bonhoeffer's thoughts about the nature of Christian community based on the common life that he and his seminarians experienced at the seminary and in the Brother's House there Bonhoeffer completed the writing of Life Together in 1938 Prayerbook of the Bible is a classic of Christian spirituality In this theological interpretation of the Psalms Bonhoeffer describes the moods of an individual's relationship with God and also the turns of love and heartbreak of joy and sorrow that are themselves the Christian community's path to God.

ISBN: 9780800683252