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