The Collected Sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Translated from the German by
Douglas W. Stott
Anne Schmidt-Lange
Isabel Best
Scott A. Moore
Claudia D. Bergmann
Edited by Isabel Best
Fortress Press
Minneapolis
THE COLLECTED SERMONS OF DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
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Cover design: Laurie Ingram
Frontispiece: Josh Messner
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906–1945.
[Sermons. English. Selections]
The collected sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer / translated from the German by Douglas W. Stott … [et al.] ; edited by Isabel Best.
p. cm.
“Bonhoeffer bibliography”—P.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8006-9904-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4514-2436-2 (ebook)
1. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945—Sermons. 2. Sermons, German—Translations into English. I. Stott, Douglas W. II. Best, Isabel. III. Title.
BX4827.B57A5 2012
252’.041—dc23
2012005194
For Sarah and John
and their generation in
Christian ministry
—and for those to come
The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Memorial Church in London was built on the site of Sydenham Church, where Bonhoeffer was pastor from 1933 to 1935. Sydenham Church was destroyed by bombs during World War II.
As a Mother Comforts Her Child
A Church That Believes, Hopes, and Loves
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About The Collected Sermons of Dietrich BonhoefferPreaching, according to Bonhoeffer, is like offering an apple to a child. The gospel is proclaimed, but for it to be received as gift depends on whether or not the hearer is in a position to do so. Offered here are thirty-one of Pastor Bonhoeffer’s sermons, in new English translations, which he preached at various times of the year and in a variety of different settings. Each is introduced by Bonhoeffer translator Isabel Best who also provides a brief biography of Bonhoeffer. The foreword is by Victoria J. Barnett, general editor of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, English edition, published by Fortress Press, from which these sermons are selected. In his preaching, Bonhoeffer’s strong, personal faith—the foundation for everything he did—shines in the darkness of Hitler’s Third Reich and in the church struggle against it. Though not overtly political, Bonhoeffer’s deep concern for the developments in his world is revealed in his sermons as he seeks to draw the listener into conversation with the promises and claims of the gospel—a conversation readers today are invited to join. |
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