Dietrich Bonhoeffer1906–1945The quotations of
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident
1906–1945
10 quotes, most often on Christianity, Good & Evil and Freedom.
Jesus’ commandment never wishes to destroy life, but rather to preserve, strengthen, and heal life.
Discipleship (1937), Preface, tr. Barbara Green and Reinhard Krauss (2001)- The Cost of Discipleship (1937), “Revenge”, p. 141
- Discipleship (1937), Preface, tr. Barbara Green and Reinhard Krauss (2001)
Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting to-day for costly grace.
The Cost of Discipleship (1937), ch. 1 “Costly Grace”, p. 43- The Cost of Discipleship (1937), “Revenge”, p. 142
- The Cost of Discipleship (1937), “The Enemy—the Extraordinary”, p. 147
The great masquerade of evil has played havoc with all our ethical concepts.
“After Ten Years” (Christmas 1942), in Letters and Papers from PrisonCivil courage, in fact, can grow only out of the free responsibility of free men.
“After Ten Years” (Christmas 1942), in Letters and Papers from Prison- The Cost of Discipleship (1937), “Costly Grace”, p. 45
- The Cost of Discipleship (1937), “Revenge”, p. 142
