Editing Dietrich Bonhoeffer (section)

== Writings ==
English translations of Bonhoeffer's works, most of which were originally written in German, are available. Many of his lectures and books were translated into English over the years and are available from multiple publishers. These works are listed following the [[Fortress Press]] edition of Bonhoeffer's writings.

All sixteen volumes of the English Bonhoeffer Works Edition of Bonhoeffer's Oeuvre had been published by October 2013. A volume of selected readings entitled ''The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Reader'' which presents a chronological view of Bonhoeffer's theological development became available by 1 November 2013.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Bonhoeffer reader |url=http://store.fortresspress.com/store/product/18463/The-Bonhoeffer-Reader |publisher=Fortress Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403193810/http://store.fortresspress.com/store/product/18463/The-Bonhoeffer-Reader |archive-date=3 April 2014 }}.</ref>

'''Fortress Press editions of Bonhoeffer's works'''
* ''Sanctorum Communio. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 1''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Clifford Green, Editor Translated by Reinhard Krauss and Nancy Lukens. Hardcover, 392 pp; {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8301-6}} and paperback, 386 pp; {{ISBN|978-0-8006-9652-8}}. Bonhoeffer's dissertation, completed in 1927 and first published in 1930 as ''Sanctorum Communio: eine Dogmatische Untersuchung zur Soziologie der Kirche''. In it, he attempts to work out a theology of the person in society, and particularly in the church. Along with explaining his early positions on sin, evil, solidarity, collective spirit, and [[collective guilt]], it unfolds a systematic theology of the Spirit at work in the church and what it implies for questions on authority, freedom, ritual, and eschatology.
* ''Act and Being. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 2''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Wayne Whitson Floyd and Hans Richard Reuter, Editors; Translated by H. Martin Rumscheidt. Hardcover, 256 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8302-3}}. Bonhoeffer's second dissertation, written in 1929–1930 and published in 1931 as ''Akt und Sein'', deals with the consciousness and conscience in theology from the perspective of the Reformation's insight into the origin sinfulness in the "heart turned in upon itself and thus open neither to the revelation of God nor to the encounter with the neighbor." Bonhoeffer's thoughts about power, revelation, Otherness, theological method, and theological anthropology are explained.
* ''Creation and Fall. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 3''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; John W. De Gruchy, Editor Translated by Douglas Stephen Bax. In 1932, Bonhoeffer called on his students at the University of Berlin to focus their attention on the word of God, the word of truth, in a time of turmoil. Hardcover, 214 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8303-0}}. Paper, 224 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8323-8}}.
* ''Discipleship. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 4''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; John D. Dodsey and Geffrey B. Kelly, Editors. Originally published in 1937, this book (generally known in English by the title ''[[The Cost of Discipleship]]'') soon became a classic exposition of what it means to follow Christ in a modern world beset by a dangerous and criminal government. Hardcover, 384 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8304-7}}. Paper, 354 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8324-5}}.
* ''[[Life Together|Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible]]. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 5''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; James H. Burtness and Geffrey B. Kelly, Editors; Translated by Daniel W. Bloesch. Hardcover, 242 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8305-4}}. Paper, 232 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8325-2}}. ''Life Together'' is a classic which contains Bonhoeffer's meditation on the nature of the Christian community. ''Prayerbook of the Bible'' is a classic meditation on the importance of the Psalms for ''Christian prayer''. In this theological interpretation of the Psalms, Bonhoeffer describes the moods of an individual's relationship with God and also the turns of love and heartbreak, of joy and sorrow, that are themselves the Christian community's path to God.
* ''Ethics. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 6''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Clifford Green, Editor; Translated by Reinhard Krauss, Douglas W. Stott, and Charles C. West. Despite remaining incomplete at the time of Bonhoeffer's execution, this book is central to understanding Bonhoeffer's body of work. ''Ethics'' is the culmination of his theological and personal odyssey. Hardcover, 544 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8306-1}}. Paperback, 605 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8326-9}}.
* ''Fiction from Tegel Prison. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 7''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Clifford Green, Editor Translated by Nancy Lukens. Hardcover, 288 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8307-8}}. Writing fiction—an incomplete drama, a novel fragment, and a short story—occupied much of Bonhoeffer's first year in Tegel prison, as well as writing to his family and his fiancée and dealing with his interrogation. "There is a good deal of autobiography mixed in with it," he explained to his friend and biographer [[Eberhard Bethge]]. Richly annotated by German editors Renate Bethge and Ilse Todt and by Clifford Green, the writings in this book disclose a great deal of Bonhoeffer's family context, social world, and cultural milieu. Events from his life are recounted in a way that illuminates his theology. Characters and situations that represent Nazi types and attitudes became a form of social criticism and help to explain Bonhoeffer's participation in the resistance movement and the plot to kill Hitler.
* ''Letters and Papers from Prison. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 8''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; John W. de Gruchy, Editor; Translated by Isabel Best; Lisa E. Dahill; Reinhard Krauss; Nancy Lukens. This splendid volume, in many ways the capstone of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, is the first unabridged collection of Bonhoeffer's 1943–1945 prison letters and theological writings. Here are over 200 documents that include extensive correspondence with his family and [[Eberhard Bethge]] (much of it in English for the first time), as well as his theological notes, and his prison poems. The volume offers an illuminating introduction by editor John de Gruchy and a historical Afterword by the editors of the original German volume: Christian Gremmels, [[Eberhard Bethge]], and Renate Bethge. Hardcover, 800 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-9703-7}}.
* ''The Young Bonhoeffer, 1918–1927. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 9''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Paul Duane Metheny, Editor. Gathers Bonhoeffer's 100 earliest letters and journals from after the First World War through his graduation from Berlin University. Hardcover, 720 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8309-2}}. This work gathers his earliest letters and journals through his graduation from [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin University]]. It also contains his early theological writings up to his dissertation. The seventeen essays include works on the patristic period for [[Adolf von Harnack]], on Luther's moods for Karl Holl, on biblical interpretation for Professor Reinhold Seeberg, as well as essays on the church and eschatology, reason and revelation, Job, John, and even joy. Rounding out this picture of Bonhoeffer's nascent theology are his sermons from the period, along with his lectures on homiletics, [[catechesis]], and practical theology.
* ''Barcelona, Berlin, New York: 1928–1931. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 10''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Clifford Green, Editor. This period from 1928 to 1931, which followed the completion of his dissertation, was formative for Bonhoeffer's personal, pastoral, and theological direction. Hardcover, 790 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8330-6}}.
* ''Ecumenical, Academic and Pastoral Work: 1931–1932, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Works, Volume 11'', is a translation of Ökumene, Universität, Pfarramt: 1931–1932. Hardcover, 576 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-9838-6}}.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://journal.ambrose.edu/ojs/index.php/acchquarterly/article/download/93/179 |journal=Association of Contemporary Church Historians Quarterly |type=book comment |title=Ecumenical, academic, and Pastoral: 1931–1932 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426055544/http://journal.ambrose.edu/ojs/index.php/acchquarterly/article/download/93/179 |archive-date=26 April 2012 }}.</ref>
* ''Berlin: 1932–1933. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 12''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Larry L. Rasmussen, Editor. Translated by Isabel Best, David Higgins, and Douglas W. Stott. Berlin documents the crisis of 1933 in Germany as Bonhoeffer taught "on a faculty whose theology he did not share". Hardcover, 650 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8312-2}}.
* ''London, 1933–1935. Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Works, Volume 13''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Keith C. Clements, Editor. Translated by Isabel Best. Includes records and minutes of his congregational meetings, reports from international conferences from 1934, more than 20 sermons he preached in London, and more. Hardcover, 550 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8313-9}}.
* ''Theological Education at Finkenwalde: 1935–1937, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Works, Volume 14'', is a translation of Illegale Theologenausbildung: 1935–1937, was released on 1 October 2013. The publisher's description of the volume is thus: "''In the spring of 1935 Dietrich Bonhoeffer returned from England to direct a small illegal seminary for the Confessing Church The seminary existed for two years before the Gestapo ordered it closed in August 1937. The two years of Finkenwalde's existence produced some of Bonhoeffer's most significant theological work as he prepared these young seminarians for the turbulence and risk of parish ministry in the Confessing Church. Bonhoeffer and his seminarians were under Gestapo surveillance; some of them were arrested and imprisoned. Throughout, he remained dedicated to training them for the ministry and its challenges in a difficult time. This volume includes bible studies, sermons, and lectures on homiletics, pastoral care, and catechesis, giving a moving and up-close portrait of the Confessing Church in these crucial years—the same period during which Bonhoeffer wrote his classics, Discipleship and Life Together.''"<ref name="store.fortresspress.com">{{Citation|url=http://store.fortresspress.com/store/product/18486/Theological-Education-at-Finkenwalde-1935-1937-Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Works-Volume-14 |title=Theological Education at Finkenwalde: 1935–1937 |first=Dietrich |last=Bonhoeffer |series=Works |volume=14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404114641/http://store.fortresspress.com/store/product/18486/Theological-Education-at-Finkenwalde-1935-1937-Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Works-Volume-14 |archive-date=4 April 2014 }}.</ref>
* ''Theological Education Underground: 1937–1940, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Works, Volume 15'', is a translation of Illegale Theologenausbildung: 1937–1940. Hardcover, 750 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-9815-7}}.<ref>{{Citation | title = Theological Education Underground: 1937–1940 | first = Dietrich | last = Bonhoeffer | series = Works | year = 2011 | volume = 15 | url = http://www.christianbook.com/theological-education-underground-1940-volume-15/dietrich-bonhoeffer/9780800698157/pd/698157?item_code=WW&netp_id=889741&event=ESRCN&view=details| isbn = 978-0-8006-9815-7 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1=Bonhoeffer | first1=D. | last2=Barnett | first2=V. | last3=Schulz | first3=D. | title=Theological Education Underground, 1937–1940 | publisher=Fortress Press | series=Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Series | year=2011 | isbn=978-1-4514-0683-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N1P8GhkH6ysC&pg=PT581 }}</ref>
* ''Conspiracy and Imprisonment 1940–1945. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 16''. Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Mark Brocker, Editor Translated by Lisa E. Dahill. Hundreds of letters, including ten never-before-published letters to his fiancée, Maria von Wedemeyer, as well as official documents, short original pieces, and his final sermons. Hardcover, 912 pp: {{ISBN|978-0-8006-8316-0}}.

'''Various works in the Bonhoeffer corpus individually published in English'''
* ''The Bonhoeffer Reader'', edited by Clifford Green and Michael DeJonge. Fortress Press, 2013. {{ISBN|0-8006-9945-9}}. A representative collection of all Bonhoeffer's theological works in a single volume.
* ''Christology'' (1966) London: William Collins and New York: Harper and Row. Translation of lectures given in Berlin in 1933, from vol. 3 of ''Gesammelte Schriften'', Christian Kaiser Verlag, 1960. retitled as ''Christ the Center'', Harper San Francisco 1978 paperback: {{ISBN|0-06-060811-0}}
* ''[[The Cost of Discipleship]]'' (1948 in English). Touchstone edition with an introduction by [[Bishop George Bell]] and memoir by G. Leibholz, 1995 paperback: {{ISBN|0-684-81500-1}}. Critical edition published under its original title ''Discipleship'': John D. Godsey (editor); Geffrey B. Kelly (editor). Fortress Press, 2000. {{ISBN|0-8006-8324-2}}. Bonhoeffer's most widely read book begins, "Cheap grace is the mortal enemy of our church. Our struggle today is for costly grace." That was a sharp warning to his own church, which was engaged in bitter conflict with the official Nazified state church. First published in 1937 as ''Nachfolge'' (Discipleship), it soon became a classic exposition of what it means to follow Christ in a modern world beset by a dangerous and criminal government. At its center stands an interpretation of the [[Sermon on the Mount]]: what Jesus demanded of his followers—and how the life of discipleship is to be continued in all ages of the post-resurrection church.
* ''Life Together''. The stimulus for the writing of ''[[Life Together]]'' was the closing of the preachers' seminary at Finkenwalde. This treatise contains Bonhoeffer's thoughts about the nature of the Christian community based on the common life that he and his seminarians experienced at the seminary and in the "Brother's House" there. ''Life Together'' was completed in 1938, published in 1939 as ''Gemeinsames Leben'', and first translated into English in 1954. Harper San Francisco 1978 paperback: {{ISBN|0-06-060852-8}}
* ''Ethics'' (1955 in English by SCM Press). Touchstone edition, 1995 paperback: {{ISBN|0-684-81501-X}}. This is the culmination of Bonhoeffer's theological and personal odyssey, even though the book was not completed and was not the ''Ethics'' which Bonhoeffer intended to have published. Based on careful reconstruction of the manuscripts, freshly and expertly translated and annotated, the critical edition features an insightful introduction by Clifford Green and an afterword from the German edition's editors. Though caught up in the vortex of momentous forces in the Nazi period, Bonhoeffer systematically envisioned a radically Christocentric, incarnational ethic for a post-war world, purposefully recasting Christians' relation to history, politics, and public life.
* ''Letters and Papers from Prison'' (Edited originally by Eberhard Bethge; first English translation 1953 by SCM Press). This edition translated by [[Reginald H. Fuller]] and Frank Clark from ''Widerstand und Ergebung: Briefe und Aufzeichnungen aus der Haft''. Munich: Christian Kaiser Verlag (1970). Touchstone 1997 paperback: {{ISBN|0-684-83827-3}}. In hundreds of letters, including letters written to his fiancée, Maria von Wedemeyer (selected from the complete correspondence, previously published as ''Love Letters from Cell 92'' Ruth-Alice von Bismarck and Ulrich Kabitz (editors), Abingdon Press (1995) {{ISBN|0-687-01098-5}}), as well as official documents, short original pieces, and a few final sermons, the volume sheds light on Bonhoeffer's active resistance to and increasing involvement in the conspiracy against the Hitler regime; his arrest; and his long imprisonment. Finally, Bonhoeffer's many exchanges with his family, fiancée, and closest friends, demonstrate the affection and solidarity that accompanied Bonhoeffer to his prison cell, concentration camp, and eventual death.
* ''A Testament to Freedom: The Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer'' (1990). Geffrey B. Kelly and F. Burton Nelson, editors. Harper San Francisco 1995 2nd edition, paperback: {{ISBN|0-06-064214-9}}
* "[[Von guten Mächten|Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen]]": "By Gentle Powers", a prayer he wrote shortly before his death. Various English translations.<ref>{{Citation | title = Citizen Leauki | contribution = The Power of Prayer | publisher = Joe user | contribution-url = http://citizenleauki.joeuser.com/article/337894/The_Power_of_Prayer}}.</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = Songs of hope & trust | contribution = Confidence | publisher = Practica poetica | contribution-url = http://www.practicapoetica.com/adventist-poetry-and-hymns/songs-of-hope-and-trust/general-hymns/confidence}}.</ref>
* Bonhoeffer's papers are held in the [[Burke Library]] at [[Union Theological Seminary (New York City)|Union Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.columbia.edu/content/dam/libraryweb/locations/burke/fa/bonhoeffer/ldpd_5456034.pdf|title=Union Theological Seminary Archives: Finding Aid for Dietrich Bonhoeffer Primary Sources, 1926–2004|website=Library.columbia.edu|access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref>