… Dein dankbarer Dietrich
Eine Biographie in Briefen
Edited by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Commentaries by Jutta Koslowski
Paperback (Forthcoming)
(September 2026)
ISBN: 9783374081424
5.51 x 8.31 inches
Price: $44.00
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»… Dein dankbarer Dietrich« – so hat Dietrich Bonhoeffer viele seiner Briefe unterzeichnet. Die meisten von ihnen waren an Familienmitglieder und Freunde adressiert, die das Wichtigste in seinem Leben waren und das Netzwerk bildeten, das den Widerstand gegen den Nationalsozialismus ermöglichte. Bonhoeffers Briefe eröffnen so einen wichtigen und authentischen Zugang zu seiner Persönlichkeit. Sie können gewissermaßen als Ersatz für eine Autobiographie betrachtet werden.
Diese Briefe sind nicht nur wegen ihres zeitgeschichtlichen Hintergrunds lesenswert – ihre Lektüre ist auch ein Genuss. Denn Dietrich war ein leidenschaftlicher Briefeschreiber – ein Mensch, der in und von Beziehungen lebte und dessen Gedanken sich erst im Gespräch mit anderen voll entfalteten. Mehr als in seinen anderen Texten nimmt er hier kein Blatt vor den Mund, sodass sich die Gelegenheit bietet, ihn von einer privaten und bisweilen überraschenden Seite kennenzulernen.
[… Your Grateful Dietrich. A Biography in Letters]
‘… Your grateful Dietrich’ – this is how Dietrich Bonhoeffer signed many of his letters. Most of them were addressed to family members and friends, who were the most important people in his life and formed the network that made resistance to National Socialism possible. Bonhoeffer’s letters thus provide an important and authentic insight into his personality. They can be regarded as a substitute for an autobiography, so to speak.
These letters are not only worth reading because of their historical background – they are also a pleasure to read. Dietrich was a passionate letter writer – a person who lived in and through relationships and whose thoughts only fully unfolded in conversation with others. More than in his other texts, he does not mince his words here, offering the opportunity to get to know him from a private and sometimes surprising side.
- Edited by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Commentaries by Jutta Koslowski
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