Letters and Papers from Prison
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“Christ, as the Scriptures tell us, bore all our human sufferings in his own body as if they were his own—a tremendous thought—and submitted to them freely.”
―Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison
“May God in his mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may he lead us to himself.”
―Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison, now with new translations and transliterations. An insightful look at grace and the path to eternal life, featuring:
- New Greek, Latin, and German Translations and Transliterations.
- Bonus Content: Family Tree, Correspondence from Relatives, Last Will and Testament, And More.
- Original Foreword By Bonhoeffer’s Best Friend Eberhard Bethge.
- Newly Edited Content (Reviewed, Revised, and Refined) to Maximize Quality Reading.
Readers around the world have found inspiration in Letters and Papers from Prison. This important work by 20th-century Christian theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer shares letters and reflections written during his imprisonment. Bonhoeffer was arrested for his role in resisting Hitler’s regime. Edited by his close friend and biographer, Eberhard Bethge, these writings reveal profound insights on faith, courage, and the cost of standing for truth.
Discover how Bonhoeffer held firm in Jesus Christ during hardship.
Gain insights on maintaining faith in difficult times.
See how he encouraged others to stay rooted in Christ’s teachings.
What strengthens your faith when faced with injustice? How do you stand firm when your beliefs are tested?
First published in 1951, Letters and Papers from Prison offers honest insights drawn from real experience. It includes Bonus Content such as a family tree, letters from family, his last will, and more.
Blue Harvest Publishing is committed to sharing the teachings of Jesus Christ through the dissemination of Christian literature. This book is part of the Blue Harvest Publishing Classics series, chosen for its wisdom and influence. Letters and Papers from Prison is an valuable addition to any Christian library.
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Berlin, 1933. Twenty-seven-year-old pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer leans toward a radio microphone and, with calm urgency, reminds a spellbound nation that Jesus Christ—not the Führer—claims every human heart. The broadcast is severed mid-sentence, but the spark is struck. Born in 1906 to a cultured German family, Bonhoeffer chased theology like a detective, gathering clues in Berlin, Barcelona, and jazz-soaked Harlem before penning his breakout manifesto The Cost of Discipleship, a rallying cry for costly grace.
When the Nazis bent Germany’s churches into propaganda, he co-founded the shadow-realm Confessing Church, training seminarians in wind-swept farmhouses—a crucible later chronicled in Life Together. Barred from the pulpit in 1940, he stepped onto a quieter battlefield with an Abwehr resistance ring, its coded letters hidden in hymnals, its prayers whispered over railway timetables. Even his theological drafts—eventually published as Ethics—read like covert dispatches from occupied territory.
Arrested in 1943, Bonhoeffer filled his cell with chess games, quiet jokes, and the letters that would become Letters and Papers from Prison and Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible. At dawn on April 9, 1945, he walked to the Flossenbürg gallows serene in the promise that, through Christ, every ending is only the first chapter of life renewed.
