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Keys to Bonhoeffer's haus : exploring the world and wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer / Laura M. Fabrycky.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Fortress, 2020Description: xxi, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1506455913
  • 9781506455914
Subject(s):
Contents:
Brief chronology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's live -- Visiting the house, holding a key -- Learning the story -- Sources of identity -- The watchwords -- Crossing boundaries -- Bonhoeffer by bike -- Life as ars moriendi -- Befriending Bonhoeffer -- Epilogue. A tale of two houses.
Summary: "In Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus, Laura M. Fabrycky, an American guide of the Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin, takes readers on a tour of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's home, city, and world. She shares the keys she has discovered there--the many sources of Bonhoeffer's identity, his practices of Scripture meditation and prayer, his willingness to cross boundaries and befriend people all around the world--that have unlocked her understanding of her own life and responsibilities in light of Bonhoeffer's wisdom."--Publisher's statement
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 230.044 F133 Available 33111009630647
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus , Laura M. Fabrycky, an American guide of the Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin, takes readers on a tour of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's home, city, and world. She shares the keys she has discovered there--the many sources of Bonhoeffer's identity, his practices of Scripture meditation and prayer, his willingness to cross boundaries and befriend people all around the world--that have unlocked her understanding of her own life and responsibilities in light of Bonhoeffer's wisdom.

Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus tells his story in new ways and invites us to think beyond him into our own lives and civic responsibilities. Fabrycky shows readers how to consider what befriending Bonhoeffer might mean for us and the ways we live our lives today. Ultimately, through her transformative tour of Bonhoeffer's Berlin, she inspires readers to discover and embrace responsible forms of civic agency and loving, sacrificial action on behalf of our neighbors.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.

Brief chronology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's live -- Visiting the house, holding a key -- Learning the story -- Sources of identity -- The watchwords -- Crossing boundaries -- Bonhoeffer by bike -- Life as ars moriendi -- Befriending Bonhoeffer -- Epilogue. A tale of two houses.

"In Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus, Laura M. Fabrycky, an American guide of the Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin, takes readers on a tour of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's home, city, and world. She shares the keys she has discovered there--the many sources of Bonhoeffer's identity, his practices of Scripture meditation and prayer, his willingness to cross boundaries and befriend people all around the world--that have unlocked her understanding of her own life and responsibilities in light of Bonhoeffer's wisdom."--Publisher's statement

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