Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, vol. 5: Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 1996

Overview

The stimulus for the writing of Life Together was the closing of the preacher’s seminary at Finkenwalde. The treatise contains Dietrich 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.

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Key Features

• Examines how God in Christ becomes present in and among those who profess faith in the gospel
• Expresses the idea that church, at its foundation, is the Christian community
• Organizes the Psalms by theme to assist in daily prayer
• Presents a theological interpretation of the Psalter
• Uses the Lord’s Prayer as a lens through which to view the Psalter

Contents

• Life Together
  • Preface
  • Community
  • The Day Together
  • The Day Alone
  • Service
  • Confession and the Lord’s Supper
• Prayerbook of the Bible
  • Those Who Pray the Psalms
  • Names, Music, Verse Forms
  • The Worship Service and the Psalms
  • Classification
    • Creation
    • The Law
    • The History of Salvation
    • The Messiah
    • The Church
    • Life
    • Suffering
    • Guilt
    • Enemies
    • The End

Product Details

• Title: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, vol. 5: Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible
• Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Translators: Daniel W. Bloesch and James H. Burtness
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 242

About Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) a German theologian, pastor, and ecumenist, was a professor in Berlin, an uncompromising teacher in the Confessing Church, and a consistent opponent of National Socialism. Executed by Hitler at the end of World War II, his influence continues today as one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Christian community is not an ideal we have to realize, but rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.” (Page 38)

“Self-centered love loves the other for the sake of itself; spiritual love loves the other for the sake of Christ.” (Page 42)

“The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer.” (Page 29)

“The first service one owes to others in the community involves listening to them.” (Page 98)

“Third, the prayer of the Psalms teaches us to pray as a community.” (Page 57)

Product Details

• Title: Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible
• Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Series: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works
• Volume: 5
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 1996
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Theology
• ISBNs: 9780800683054, 0800683056
• Resource ID: LLS:DBW05
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:12:39Z

About Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), a German theologian, pastor, and ecumenist, was a professor in Berlin, an uncompromising teacher in the Confessing Church, and a consistent opponent of National Socialism. Executed by Hitler at the end of World War II, his influence continues today as one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century. Bonhoeffer penned countless letters, portions of fiction, and several works on theology and ethics that have shaped modern religious thought. Life Together and The Cost of Discipleship are two examples of this modern martyr’s enduring legacy.