Bonhoeffer's the Cost of Discipleship

Shepherd's Notes

by Greg Ligon (Editor), Rodney Combs

Shepherd's Notes- Christian Classics Series is designed to give readers a quick, step by step overview of some of the enduring treasures of the Christian faith. They are designed to be used along side the classic itself- either in individual study or in a study group. The faithful of all generations have found spiritual nourishment in the Scriptures and in the works of Christians of earlier generations. Martin Luther and John Calvin would not have become who they were apart from their reading Augustine. God used the writings of Martin Luther to move John Wesley from a religion of dead works to an experience at Aldersgate in which his "heart was strangely warmed." Shepherd's Notes will give pastors, laypersons, and students access to some of the treasures of Christian faith.

Genres: Theology, Christian, Religion, Discipleship, Devotional, Nonfiction, Christian Non Fiction

82 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 1948

Reviews

[Sandra]

It was done so beautifully he explains his writings in such a way that addresses the soul & spirit

[Michael]

Excellent book; Bonhoeffer is an intellectual theologian. Highly recommend it.

[William Blanchette]

A Good Read

This is the first time I’ve ever read a Shepherd’s Note. It was a quick read and gave me a good feel for what’s in the book. I’ll read the book with an informed mindset and I’m sure I’ll get more out of the book.

[Khoward50]

Read this for a Bible Study Group. Kind of deep for me and he seems to repeat himself, just in different ways.

[Gene Coatney]

This was a useful tool in a study with my men's group. Combs did a great job in breaking down the main points in the book.

[Karl Goodwin]

Had to get these to understand the book. They are more detailed in the beginning chapters and seem to slack off towards the end.

[Jonathan Roberts]

Some parts of this really helped me “get” what Bonhoeffer was saying but other sections just didn’t make a lot of sense nor did they help.

[Johns]

Handy summary of a timeless classic.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer is soundly practical and thoroughly orthodox. A tragic loss to Nazi barbarity in 1945!

[Tim]

I had high expectations of this book and have wanted to read it for some time as it has always been high on the "must read" list of Christian books. However I found it to be way over towards the law/works end of the "Grace vs Law" continuum which was a big disappointment for me and my antinomian tendencies.

[Chris]

A useful guide for getting the most out of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's famous 'The Cost of Discipleship' although it is possible to fully appreciate the book without the guide I did find it useful for summing up the last three chapters which I found to be a bit of a slog.

[Toby Hill]

It is so rich with "instant spiritual application" that I feel distant from the standard of a disciples lifestyle! I will be digesting this for the rest of my life!

[Rusty]

read bound copy in 1978

[Peter Van beek]

I liked the first few chapters, but he went off track in the second part of the book.