Understanding Bonhoeffer

by Peter Frick

How are we to understand Bonhoeffer? In these essays, Peter Frick attempts to answer this question by examining different aspects of Bonhoeffer's thought, thus illuminating the hermeneutical, philosophical, theological, and social dimensions of his writings. All sixteen essays collected here were written between 2007 and 2014; some of them address the question of methodology, others contribute to Bonhoeffer's intellectual formation, and still others seek to connect with contemporary questions. The aim of the volume is to present Bonhoeffer's key theological and philosophical ideas, and to emphasize their contemporary relevance.

316 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2017

Reviews

[Corey]

This book surprised me. Maybe the title was a bit misleading? At first glance it seemed like an introductory text, but in reality it is a collection of essays about everything from Bonhoeffer’s reception of Nietzsche to Bonhoeffer’s influence on liberation theology. Extremely well done but don’t let the title fool you into thinking it’s introductory by any means.

[Van Jones]

Especially liked page 185 till the end of the book. I though that these essays were to the point and very Bonhoeffer.