Letters and Papers from Prison (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Letters
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Letters
- Subjects: Memory, Prisoners, World War II, God, Christianity, Biography, Theology
Form and Content
In April, 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a distinguished young German theologian, was executed by the Gestapo for implication in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. During his imprisonment he had corresponded with Eberhard Bethge, who was a fellow theologian, the husband of his niece, and a close personal friend. In 1951, Bethge published extracts from these letters in a volume which was issued in English under the title Prisoner for God in 1953. The success of the book led Bethge to issue a revised and expanded edition in German (1964), which was translated...
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