Letters and Papers from Prison
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Bonhoeffer's letters from Tegel prison, 1943 to 1945: theology in fragments ('religionless Christianity'), poems, reflections on suffering and hope, and the famous 'Who Am I?'. Unfinished thought from a man facing death with composure.
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you want to see faith under extreme pressure, in a brilliant mind.
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you want a system; these are letters.
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Three things you will actually use
- Who am I? Thou knowest, O God, I am thine.
- Live fully in this world.
- Optimism is the will to hope when others resign.
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Read 'Who Am I?' and the letter of 21 July 1944.
Our verdict
Faith under pressure.
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