1. Foreword to the English edition 2. Introduction 3. Childhood and Youth 4. Student Years (1923-1929) 5. Travel Years (1929-1931) 6. Before the Storm (1931-1932) 7. 1933 8. London (1933-1935) 9. The Secret Seminary at Finkenwalde (1935-1937) 10. In the Pomaranian Forests (1938-1940) 11. New York (1939) 12. Resistance (1939-1943) 13. Imprisioned (1943-1945) 14. The End Epilogue Acknowledgements Bibliography
A stunning biography of one of the most prominent Christian martyrs of the last century containing previously unpublished photographs and other new material.
Dr Ferdinand Schlingensiepen is one of the Founders of the International Bonhoeffer Society. His father was principal of one of the seminaries of the Confessing Church. As a theologian and pastor, Schlingensiepen was a close friend of Eberhard Bethge. He has published widely on Bonhoeffer, Heinrich Heine and the German novelist, Theodor Fontane.
'One measure of a good biography is the degree to which it keeps
this anachronistic tendency in check. When judged by this
criterion, Ferdinand Schlingensiepen's new book is without peer.
The author's knowledge of Bonhoeffer and his familiarity with the
massive amount of research that has been done over the past 50
years are readily apparent, and they result in a clear and
compelling picture of Bonhoeffer's life, work and witness. . . .
Schlingensiepen excels at navigating through the many settings,
characters and plots that converge to form the contours of this
life. . . . Schlingensiepen is equally masterful at relating the
intimate relationships of Bonhoeffer's life. . . . We are in his
debt for the good work that he has done, opening a new window into
the remarkable life, witness and scholarship of Dietrich
Bonhoeffer.' - The Christian Century
‘When the last paragraph is finished, the reader is left with the
sadness that such a grand Christian should have had his life so
brutally ended, but also with a feeling of strange warmth in the
fact of the great strength, the hope and faith and love of the Lord
Jesus whom Bonhoeffer served so loyally...Read this book and walk
with him.' - Methodist Recorder
'An important contribution to our understanding of the period.' -
The Catholic Herald
Title mentioned in author profile on The
Topeka-Capital-Journal.
"First published in German in 2005, this sustentative biography
represents the fruit of a lifetime devotion to the preservation and
consideration of Bonhoeffer's theological legacy on the part of its
author. Schlingensiepen provides a deft, lively and richly detailed
narrative which, drawing judiciously from the primary sources and a
wealth of related scholarship, sympathetically unfolds the movement
of Bonhoeffer's life and traces the development of his theological
and political-ethical thinking." - Philip G. Ziegler, University of
Aberdeen, UK
'This new biography is one of the most important resources for
taking us forward in dialogue with Bonhoeffer during the coming
years.' - John W. de Gruchy Emeritus Professor, University of Cape
Town
'[Bonhoeffer] came from a cultured and musical family which choose
-- unlike the Wagner clan at Bayreuth, for instance -- the painful
road of opposition to National Socialism. The author of this new
biography understands this Kulturkampf from within.' -
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'Ferdinand Schlingensiepen serves us exceedingly well with this
work written out of his own lifetime's study of Bonhoeffer.' -
Theology
Interview with the author in the Mars Hill Audio Journal, Vol.
107
Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945: Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance
should be recommended to a wide readership. As a streamlined and
updated account of Bonhoeffer, it is ideal for new readers of
Bonhoeffer. For such readers, it offers comprehensive and nuanced
accounts of Bonhoeffer's cultural and political challenges. This
biography also instantly becomes the starting point for those
interested in Bonhoeffer the man of resistance.
*Political Theology*
'Admirable work ... Bonhoeffer's correspondence with his fiance,
the talented and spirited Maria von Wedemeyer, which was not
available to Bethge [Bonhoeffer's previous biographer]. deepens and
humanizes the portraiture.' - Church Times
Review in East Riding News, July 2010
Review in Church of England Newspaper, 10 September 2010
'In fact, there are a number of excellent biographies that offer an
account of Bonhoeffer's life that is both thorough and engagingly
readable....that captures the full sweep of his remarkable story.
The best is Ferdinand Schlingensiepen's Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
1906-1945, Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance published in
translation by T & T Clark/Continuum. Ferdinand Schlingensiepen
worked closely with Bethge and served on the editorial board of the
16 volume Bonhoeffer Werke. A nice bonus: He got permission from
the Bonhoeffer family to print previously unpublished photographs.'
- Charles Marsh
'Like all biographies of Bonhoeffer the reader cannot but turn the
final page and ponder the 'what ifs' of human history. How might
his life, theology in the 20th century and the Church of Jesus
Christ today be different had Bonhoeffer survived until the Allies
liberated Flossenbürg a few weeks later? But Bonhoeffer himself
would have shunned such wishful and fanciful thinking: his
search was for the concrete word for the moment, 'who is the Christ
for us today?' Schlingensiepen's biography deftly reveals the
theological, political and personal urgency of a man on such a
quest and it does so while paying great attention to the context in
which he lived. His book will be both an invaluable resource to the
libraries of scholars and a popular addition to the shelves of
readers with a more general interest. It deserves to be both widely
and deeply read.' - Craig Gardiner, Regent's Reviews
'The time is long overdue for a good, shorter biography of Dietrich
Bonhoeffer that has the depth and scope of the Bethge biography.
Schlingensiepen has written it. His is accurate, thoughtful, and
shows a solid grasp of the history of the churches under National
Socialism -- not surprising, since the author's father was himself
active in the Confessing Church. That's important for understanding
Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a person, for he was very much a product of
his religious tradition and training as well as its most
provocative critic and visionary. The portrayal of Bonhoeffer's
role in the Confessing Church (and his conflicts with it) is
fascinating. The newer documents that have come to light since the
Bethge biography, particularly the correspondence between
Bonhoeffer and his fiancee, are referenced, giving more glimpses of
Bonhoeffer's personal development. This is a fine biography and
important background reading for anyone who is reading Bonhoeffer's
theological classics -- for it shows the life from which these
classics emerged.' - Victoria Barnett, General Editor of the
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works in English
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