The members and friends of the International Bonhoeffer Society/English Language Section mourn the death and celebrate the life of Geffrey B. Kelly (27 August 1932 – 30 May 2017). We stand together in honored memory of our esteemed colleague and beloved friend. He lived in faithfulness to his Lord and love for his family as [...]
Come Before Winter: Dietrich Bonhoeffer And His Companions In The Dying Gasps Of The Third Reich
Filmed on location in Europe and the United States, Come Before Winter is a docudrama that lifts the curtain on cruel ironies of the final weeks of World War II in Europe and tracks two longtime foes of Adolf Hitler: iconic German pastor and theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and virtuoso propagandist, Sefton Delmer. Buy or Rent [...]
Bonhoeffer in China: An Interview with Yu Jie
Thank you to the people at Plough Quarterly Magazine, who gave permission for us to reprint a portion of this article. Bonhoeffer in China Yu Jie: On October 8, 2010, it was announced that Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese dissident writer, had been chosen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. At the time, he was in [...]
Christiana Tietz’ “Theologian of Resistance: The Life and Thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
Theologian of Resistance: The Life and Thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Christiane Tietz, translated by Victoria J. Barnett (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2016), viii + 141 pp. Christiane Tietz is professor of systematic theology at the University of Zurich and chairperson of the German language section of the International Bonhoeffer Society. She is also the [...]
Taking Hold of the Real
Barry Harvey, Taking Hold of the Real: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Profound Worldliness of Christianity, James Clarke & Co, Cambridge: 2016, xiii + 342 pages, £21.50, pbk. The subtitle of the book indicates a book in two minds, or at least with two distinct emphases. One focus is the theology, in particular the late theology, [...]