The Cambridge Companion to Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the outstanding figures of the twentieth century, significant both as a theologian and as a Christian martyr. Theologians in the 1960s saw their own concerns reflected in his thought and the manner of his death caught the imagination of a wider circle. The Cambridge Companion to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a compilation of essays by an international group of scholars, both places him in his historical context and explores major themes in his work with the intention of leading readers to Bonhoeffer’s writings.

The first part is historical and biographical. The opening chapter outlines the political...