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Letters and papers from prison

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Christian Gremmels, Eberhard Bethge, Renate Bethge, Ilse Tödt and John W. De Gruchy
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  • Contents

  • Reviews

  • Cover
  • Frontmatter
  • General Editor's Foreword to Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works (page xv)
  • Abbreviations (page xxiii)
  • Editor's Introduction to the English Edition (John W. de Gruchy, page 1)
  • Letters and Papers from Prison
    • Prologue: An Account at the Turn of the Year 1942-1943: After Ten Years (page 37)
  • Part 1: The Interrogation Period: April-July 1943
    • 1. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, April 11, 1943 (page 55)
    • 2. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, April 14, 1943 (page 56)
    • 3. From the Senior Reich War Military Prosecutor to Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, April 20, 1943 (page 58)
    • 4. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, April 23, 1943 (page 58)
    • 5. From Hans von Dohnanyi, Berlin-Moabit, April 23, 1943 (page 59)
    • 6. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, April 25, 1943 (page 61)
    • 7. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, April 28, 1943 (page 64)
    • 8. From Rüdiger Schleicher, Berlin-Charlottenburg, April 29, 1943 (page 65)
    • 9. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, May 4, 1943 (page 65)
    • 10. To Hans von Dohnanyi, Tegel, May 5, 1943 (page 69)
    • 11. Notes I, Tegel, May 1943 (page 70)
    • 12. Notes II, Tegel, May 1943 (page 73)
    • 13. From Karl Bonhoeffer to the Senior Reich Military Court Prosecutor, Berlin-Charlottenburg, May 9, 1943 (page 75)
    • 14. From Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, May 9, 1943 (page 75)
    • 15. From the Senior Reich Military Court Prosecutor to Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin, May 10, 1943 (page 77)
    • 16. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, May 15, 1943 (page 77)
    • 17. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, May 15, 1943 (page 78)
    • 18. Wedding Sermon from the Prison Cell, May 1943 (page 82)
    • 19. From Susanne Dreß, Berlin-Dahlem, May 15, 1943 (page 88)
    • 20. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, May 16, 1943 (page 88)
    • 21. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, May 25, 1943 (page 91)
    • 22. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, May 25, 1943 (page 92)
    • 23. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, May 30, 1943 (page 93)
    • 24. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, June 2, 1943 (page 94)
    • 25. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, June 4, 1943 (page 96)
    • 26. From Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, June 8, 1943 (page 100)
    • 27. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, June 10, 1943 (page 101)
    • 28. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, June 12, 1943 (page 103)
    • 29. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, June 14, 1943 (page 104)
    • 30. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, June 15, 1943 (page 107)
    • 31. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, June 24, 1943 (page 109)
    • 32. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, June 27, 1943 (page 112)
    • 33. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, July 3, 1943 (page 113)
    • 34. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, July 11, 1943 (page 115)
    • 35. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, July 11, 1943 (page 116)
    • 36. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, July 14, 1943 (page 117)
    • 37. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, July 24, 1943 (page 118)
    • 38. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, July 28, 1943 (page 121)
    • 39. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, July 30, 1943 (page 122)
  • Part 2: Awaiting the Trial: August 1943-April 1944
    • 40. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, August 3, 1943 (page 127)
    • 41. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, August 7, 1943 (page 130)
    • 42. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, August 8, 1943 (page 132)
    • 43. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, August 11, 1943 (page 133)
    • 44. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, August 17, 1943 (page 134)
    • 45. From Paula and Karl Bonhoeffer, Sakrow, August 22, 1943 (page 137)
    • 46. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, August 24, 1943 (page 139)
    • 47. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Friedrichsbrunn, August 30, 1943 (page 140)
    • 48. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, August 30, 1943 (page 142)
    • 49. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, August 31, 1943 (page 143)
    • 50. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, August 31, 1943 (page 144)
    • 51. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, September 3, 1943 (page 146)
    • 52. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, September 3, 1943 (page 147)
    • 53. From Christoph von Dohnanyi, Sakrow, September 4, 1943 (page 148)
    • 54. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, September 5, 1943 (page 149)
    • 55. From Christoph von Dohnanyi, Sakrow, September 7, 1943 (page 151)
    • 56. From Renate Bethge, Sakrow, September 8, 1943 (page 152)
    • 57. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, September 13, 1943 (page 154)
    • 58. From the Senior Reich Military Prosecutor, Torgau, September 16, 1943 (page 156)
    • 59. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, September 20, 1943 (page 157)
    • 60. Last Will and Testament, Tegel, September 20, 1943 (page 159)
    • 61. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, September 25, 1943 (page 160)
    • 62. From Christoph von Dohnanyi, Sakrow, September 28, 1943 (page 162)
    • 63. From Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, October 3, 1943 (page 163)
    • 64. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, October 4, 1943 (page 165)
    • 65. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, October 13, 1943 (page 166)
    • 66. From Karl Bonhoeffer to the President of the Reich War Court, Berlin-Charlottenburg, October 17, 1943 (page 168)
    • 67. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, October 22, 1943 (page 169)
    • 68. From Paula and Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, October 23, 1943 (page 170)
    • 69. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, October 31, 1943 (page 172)
    • 70. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, November 5, 1943 (page 174)
    • 71. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, November 9, 1943 (page 175)
    • 72. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, November 17, 1943 (page 177)
    • 73. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, November 18 and 20-23, 1943 (page 178)
    • 74. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, November 21, 1943 (page 191)
    • 75. Last Will and Testament, Tegel, November 23, 1943 (page 193)
    • 76. Prayers for Prisoners: Morning Prayer, Tegel, November 1943 (page 194)
    • 77. Prayers for Prisoners: Evening Prayer, Tegel, November 1943 (page 197)
    • 78. Prayers for Prisoners: Prayer in Particular Need, Tegel, November 1943 (page 198)
    • 79. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, November 26-30, 1943 (page 199)
    • 80. Report on Experiences during Alarms, Tegel, November 28, 1943 (page 205)
    • 81. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, November 28, 1943 (page 206)
    • 82. From Eberhard Bethge, Berlin-Charlottenburg, November 30, 1943 (page 208)
    • 83. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Sakrow, December 5, 1943 (page 211)
    • 84. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, December 5, 1943 (page 212)
    • 85. From Susanne Dreß, Friedrichsbrunn, December 14, 1943 (page 216)
    • 86. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, December 15 and 16, 1943 (page 218)
    • 87. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, December 17, 1943 (page 224)
    • 88. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, December 18, 19, and 22, 1943 (page 226)
    • 89. To Renate and Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, December 24-26, 1943 (page 237)
    • 90. Christmas Letter, Tegel, December 1943 (page 242)
    • 91. From Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Sakrow, December 25, 1943 (page 243)
    • 92. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, December 25, 1943 (page 245)
    • 93. From Christoph von Dohnanyi, Sakrow, December 28, 1943 (page 246)
    • 94. From Eberhard Bethge, Lissa, January 2, 1944 (page 247)
    • 95. From Eberhard Bethge, Berlin-Charlottenburg, January 8, 1944 (page 249)
    • 96. From Eberhard Bethge, en route to Munich, January 9, 1944 (page 250)
    • 97. From Renate Bethge, Sakrow, January 10, 1944 (page 257)
    • 98. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, January 14, 1944 (page 258)
    • 99. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, January 15, 1944 (page 260)
    • 100. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Sakrow, January 16, 1944 (page 261)
    • 101. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, January 18, 1944 (page 262)
    • 102. To Renate and Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, January 23, 1944 (page 264)
    • 103. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, January 25, 1944 (page 272)
    • 104. From Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, January 27, 1944 (page 273)
    • 105. From Renate Bethge, Sakrow, January 28, 1944 (page 274)
    • 106. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, January 29 and 30, 1944 (page 275)
    • 107. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, February 1, 1944 (page 279)
    • 108. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, February 1 and 2, 1944 (page 283)
    • 109. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Leipzig, February 4, 1944 (page 287)
    • 110. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, February 4 and 5, 1944 (page 288)
    • 111. To Renate Bethge, Tegel, February 5, 1944 (page 292)
    • 112. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, February 12-14, 1944 (page 293)
    • 113. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, February 15 and 17, 1944 (page 297)
    • 114. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, February 20, 1944 (page 301)
    • 115. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, February 21, 23, and 25, 1944 (page 302)
    • 116. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, February 22, 1944 (page 307)
    • 117. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, March 1, 1944 (page 311)
    • 118. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, March 2, 1944 (page 313)
    • 119. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, March 2, 1944 (page 315)
    • 120. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, March 3 and 4, 1944 (page 317)
    • 121. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, March 9 and 10, 1944 (page 318)
    • 122. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, March 19, 1944 (page 324)
    • 123. To Karl Bonhoeffer, Tegel, March 23, 1944 (page 327)
    • 124. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, March 24, 25, and 27, 1944 (page 328)
    • 125. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, March 26, 1944 (page 333)
    • 126. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Pätzig, March 27, 1944 (page 335)
    • 127. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, end of March, 1944 (page 336)
    • 128. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, April 2, 1944 (page 337)
    • 129. From Rüdiger Schleicher, Berlin-Charlottenburg, April 7, 1944 (page 340)
    • 130. To Ruth von Wedemeyer, Tegel, April 10, 1944 (page 341)
    • 131. Report on Prison Life after One Year in Tegel, April 1944 (page 343)
  • Part 3: Holding Out for the Coup Attempt: April-July 1944
    • 132. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, April 11, 1944 (page 351)
    • 133. From Ursula Schleicher, Klein-Krössin, April 18, 1944 (page 354)
    • 134. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, April 21, 1944 (page 355)
    • 135. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, April 22, 1944 (page 357)
    • 136. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Tegel, April 26, 1944 (page 359)
    • 137. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, April 30, 1944 (page 361)
    • 138. From Eberhard Bethge, Rignano, May 5 and 8, 1944 (page 367)
    • 139. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 5, 1944 (page 371)
    • 140. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 6 and 7, 1944 (page 374)
    • 141. To Renate and Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 9, 1944 (page 377)
    • 142. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 16, 1944 (page 379)
    • 143. To Ursula Schleicher, Tegel, May 1944 (page 381)
    • 144. To Renate and Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 18, 1944 (page 382)
    • 145. Thoughts on the Day of Baptism of Dietrich Wilhelm Rüdiger Bethge, Tegel, end of May 1944 (page 383)
    • 146. To Eberhard and Renate Bethge, Tegel, May 19, 1944 (page 390)
    • 147. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 20, 1944 (page 393)
    • 148. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 21 and 22, 1944 (page 395)
    • 149. To Renate and Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 24, 1944 (page 400)
    • 150. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 26, 1944 (page 402)
    • 151. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 27, 1944 (page 403)
    • 152. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, May 29 and 30, 1944 (page 404)
    • 153. To Hans-Walter Schleicher, Tegel, June 2, 1944 (page 408)
    • 154. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 2, 1944 (page 409)
    • 155. From Eberhard Bethge, Sakrow, June 3, 1944 (page 411)
    • 156. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 5, 1944 (page 415)
    • 157. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 5, 1944 (page 416)
    • 158. "The Past," Tegel, June 1944 (page 418)
    • 159. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 6, 1944 (page 422)
    • 160. From Eberhard Bethge, Sakrow, June 6 and 7, 1944 (page 422)
    • 161. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 8 and 9, 1944 (page 424)
    • 162. From Eberhard Bethge, en route and in Munich, June 8-10, 1944 (page 432)
    • 163. From Eberhard Bethge, Munich, June 16, 1944 (page 435)
    • 164. Notes I, Tegel, end of June 1944 (page 436)
    • 165. Notes II, Tegel, end of June 1944 (page 438)
    • 166. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 21, 1944 (page 439)
    • 167. "Fortune and Calamity," Tegel, June 1944 (page 441)
    • 168. From Eberhard Bethge, Montevettolini, June 26, 1944 (page 443)
    • 169. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 27, 1944 (page 446)
    • 170. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, June 30 and July 1, 1944 (page 448)
    • 171. Notes, Tegel, July 1944 (page 452)
    • 172. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, July 8 and 9, 1944 (page 454)
    • 173. "Who Am I?" Tegel, summer 1944 (page 459)
    • 174. "Christians and Heathens," Tegel, summer 1944 (page 460)
    • 175. "Night Voices," Tegel, summer 1944 (page 462)
    • 176. From Eberhard Bethge, San Polo d'Enza, July 8, 1944 (page 470)
    • 177. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, July 16 and 18, 1944 (page 473)
  • Part 4: After the Failure: July 1944-February 1945
    • 178. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, July 21, 1944 (page 485)
    • 179. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, July 25, 1944 (page 487)
    • 180. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, July 27, 1944 (page 489)
    • 181. Notes I, Tegel, July-August 1944 (page 490)
    • 182. Notes II, Tegel, July-August 1944 (page 491)
    • 183. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, July 28, 1944 (page 491)
    • 184. Miscellaneous Notes, Tegel, summer 1944 (page 494)
    • 185. From Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer to Eberhard Bethge, Sakrow, July 30, 1944 (page 496)
    • 186. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, August 3, 1944 (page 498)
    • 187. Outline for a Book, Tegel, August 1944 (page 499)
    • 188. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, August 10, 1944 (page 504)
    • 189. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, August 11, 1944 (page 506)
    • 190. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, August 14, 1944 (page 509)
    • 191. "Stations on the Way to Freedom," Tegel, August 1944 (page 512)
    • 192. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, August 21, 1944 (page 514)
    • 193. To Eberhard Bethge, Tegel, August 23, 1944 (page 516)
    • 194. From Eberhard Bethge, San Polo d'Enza, August 24, 1944 (page 519)
    • 195. From Eberhard Bethge, San Polo d'Enza, August 26 and 29, 1944 (page 523)
    • 196. "The Friend," Tegel, August 27 and 28, 1944 (page 526)
    • 197. "The Death of Moses," Tegel, September 1944 (page 531)
    • 198. From Eberhard Bethge, San Polo d'Enza, September 21 and 30, 1944 (page 541)
    • 199. "Jonah," Tegel, October 1944 (page 547)
    • 200. "By Powers of Good," Berlin, December 1944 (page 548)
    • 201. To Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin, December 28, 1944 (page 551)
    • 202. To Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, Berlin, January 17, 1945 (page 552)
    • 203. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, February 2, 1945 (page 554)
    • 204. From Karl Bonhoeffer, Berlin-Charlottenburg, February 7, 1945 (page 555)
    • 205. Maria von Wedemeyer to Ruth von Wedemeyer, Flossenbürg, February 19, 1945 (page 556)
    • 206. From Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, February 28, 1945 (page 557)
  • Epilogue: The Survivor Looks Back: Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer to His Children, Leipzig, June 1945 (page 561)
  • Editor's Afterword to the German Edition - Christian Gremmels (page 565)
  • Appendices
    • 1. Chronology 1942-1945 (page 597)
    • 2. Bonhoeffer Family Tree (page 609)
    • 3. Texts Published in DBWE8, and in Letters and Papers from Prison and Gesammelte Schriften (page 611)
    • 4. Unpublished Material from Bonhoeffer's Literary Estate, 1943-1945 (page 614)
  • Bibliography
    • 1. Archival Sources and Private Collections (page 615)
    • 2. Literature Mentioned by Bonhoeffer and His Correspondents (page 616)
    • 3. Literature and Printed Music Consulted by the Editors (page 625)
  • Index of Scriptural References (page 663)
  • Index of Names (page 669)
  • Index of Subjects (page 719)
  • Editors and Translators (page 747)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
CHR 97.4 (Oct. 2011): 843-845 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/455139
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Published: 2010
Publisher: Fortress Press
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  • 9781506402758 (ebook)
  • 9780800697037 (hardcover)
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  • Religion
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