About this title: Before his arrest by the Nazis in 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was head of a seminary of the German Confessing Church. In "The Cost of Discipleship", he focuses on the most treasured part of Christ's teaching, the Sermon on the Mount.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: SCM PRESS
Date Published: 1959
ISBN-13:9780334002598ISBN:0334002591
Description: Published by SCM Press in 1959. Paperback. Number of pages: 288. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: SCM Press
Date Published: 1956
Description: Hardback, 8vo, blue cloth lettered brown to spine, small tear to title page, minor foxing o/w good in a chipped dust wrapper, 198pp. read more
Description: Very good. VERY MINOR WEAR TO OUTER COVER AND SOME TANNING TO PAGES. DIETRICH BONHOEFFER, PUBLISHED BY SCM PRESS1959. WE DISPATCH FROM UK IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
ISBN-13:9780020838500ISBN:0020838506
Description: Good. Light browning & 1-2 corner creases else interior is clean. Covers have corner crease on front, edge & corner wear, rubbing, etc. Still a clean, solid copy. (Bx 132) read more
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Description: Revised & Unabridged Edition Containing Material Not Previously Translated. Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall Classic Literature A few light marks, sound binding. Name on title page. 352 pages. A powerful attack on easy Christianity and a worning that faith is not easily attained. Spine sticker. Contact Steels for more Classic Literature. Bookseller since 1973. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. 1968 Tenth Edition. Wraps with alot of rubbing and creasing along edges and spine. Interior with all pages sound with no markings. No markings to any text pages but there are pencil markings to front inside cover. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Macmillan, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Book appears unread but has light edge wear to cover. Text in English, German. 352 p.; 18 cm. Macmillan paperbacks.. Rev. [i.e. 2d] and unabridged edition, containing material not previously translated. Translation of Nachfolge. Includes indexes. read more
Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1961
ISBN-13:9780020838500ISBN:0020838506
Description: Good. Soft Cover. 4 1/2 x 7. Covers rubbed and pages starting to yellow. No notes or underlining. read more
"I read this piece in John David Ramsey's Introduction to Religion course my sophomore year at Hampden-Sydney. I often wish Bonhoeffer were less Lutheran."
"while reading this extremely worthwhile book on christianity, i was reminded of an episode of west wing where the character toby ziegler is asked "do you believe in the literal interpretation of the bible?" he paused for a fairly long time (for a television show) and then responded "yes. but i don't think we are intelligent enough to figure it out."
okay. wow. perfect response. first-blush interpretations of God's word usually don't serve in the long run and sometimes not even in the short run. but as we live and breathe faith we slowly slowly slowly come to see how the word proves amazingly to be accurate and then we slowly begin to suspect that there is still so much more to be understood.
Bonhoeffer died in april 1945 at the hands of the nazis. he was a german luthern pastor who had a fierce awareness of God-in-reality and as a witness to his faith, he set out to assassinate hitler. in his mind, it was the right thing to do.
in this book (1937) he explains the difference (for him) between "cheap" grace and "costly" grace. and whereas grace is gratis that is freely given (neither cheap nor costly), bonhoeffer is not wrong in the distinction he makes. paradox remains part and parcel of christianity.
and then he proceeds to explain the ways and means of discipleship and as any earnest christian knows, discipleship is no easy task. we need all the information we can glean. this book details quite a bit of the how and why of the discipleship process. clear thinking, clearly presented.
ALL of the chapters in this book are jewels. and the fact that its author died approximately 18-20 years before vatican council ii is no small matter. this book speaks today because truth (and the deciphering of it) remains constant ... assuming we have a heart that desires truth and have ears to hear.
for this reader there will be several re-readings of this extraordinary book ... with note taking."
"There is much I disagree with Bonhoeffer about, but I am so glad I read this book. There is much truth in this classic mixed in with some questionable theology--put your thinking cap on before picking up a book. Better yet, read it with a good friend who will help you think through it."
"What more can be said about this book? It's the theology book of the century. It's on everyone's shelf but never read. If you had only one theology book to master, this should be it. I wasted too many years ignoring it."
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