Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1934
576
Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1934
576eBook
Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
Related collections and offers
Overview
Volume 11 in the sixteen-volume Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English Edition, Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1932, provides a comprehensive translation of Bonhoeffers important writings from 1931 to 1932, with extensive commentary about their historical context and theological significance. This volume covers the significant period of Bonhoeffer's entry into the international ecumenical world and the final months before the beginning of the National Socialist dictatorship. It begins with Bonhoeffer's return to Berlin in June 1931 after his year of study in the United States. In the crucial period that followed, Bonhoeffer continued his preparations for the ministry, began teaching at Berlin University, and became active at international ecumenical meetings. His letters and lectures, however, also document the economic and political turbulence on the European and world stage, and Bonhoeffer directly addresses the growing threat of the Nazi movement and what it portends not only for Germany, but for the world. Several of the documents in this volume, particularly the student notes of his university lecture on "The Nature of the Church" and his lectures on Christian ethics, give important insights into his theology at this point. His ecumenical lectures and reports are significant documents for understanding the ecumenical debates of this period.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781451406733 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress, Publishers |
| Publication date: | 05/01/2012 |
| Series: | Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works , #11 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 576 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
About the Author
Victoria J. Barnett served from 2004-2014 as one of the general editors of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, the English translation series of Bonhoeffer's complete works published by Fortress Press. She has lectured and written extensively about the Holocaust, particularly about the role of the German churches. Her published works include Bystanders: Conscience and Complicity during the Holocaust (1999) and For the Soul of the People: Protestant Protest against Hitler (1992). Since 2004 she has directed the Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She is a graduate of Indiana University, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and George Mason University.
Table of Contents
General Editor's Foreword to Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works xiii
Abbreviations xxi
Editors' Introduction to the English Edition Michael B. Lukens Victoria J. Barnett Mark S. Brocker 1
Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1932
Part 1 Letters and Documents
0 Assignment as Assistant Pastor in the City, Berlin, June 12, 1931 29
1 From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Frankfurt, June 25, 1931 30
2 From Emil A. O. Karow, Seefeld im Tirol, July 10, 1931 31
2a To Paul Lehmann, Bonn, July 10, 1931 32
3 To His Parents, Bonn, July 14, 1931 33
4 To Erwin Sutz, Bonn, July 15, 1931 34
5 To Erwin Sutz, Bonn, July 24, 1931 35
6 To Erwin Sutz, Bonn, July 24, 1931 36
7 To His Parents, Bonn, July 27, 1931 40
8 From the Evangelical Consistory of the Mark Brandenburg, Berlin, August 17, 1931 41
8a To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, August 23, 1931 41
9 To Paul Althaus, Berlin, September 16, 1931 44
9a Bonhoeffer Inscription at Union Theological Seminary, Berlin, September 1931 45
10 From Wilhelm Stählin to the German Section of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Münster, September 19, 1931 46
11 To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, October 8, 1931 49
12 Circular Letter of the Provisional Bureau for Ecumenical Youth Work, Münster, October 15, 1931 51
13 To Wilhelm Stählin, Berlin, October 17, 1931 52
14 To Helmut Rößler, Berlin, October 18, 1931 54
15 To Paul Sandegren, Berlin, October 24, 1931 56
16 Circular Letter from Henry-Louis Henriod to the Youth Secretaries of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Geneva, October 28, 1931 57
16a To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, November 5, 1931 61
17 Order of the Evangelical Consistory of the Mark Brandenburg, Berlin, November 11, 1931 63
17a Ordination, Berlin, November 11, 1931 64
18 To Reinhold Krause, Berlin, November 13, 1931 66
18a Assignment to the Position of Assistant, Berlin, November 21, 1931 67
19 From Wilhelm Stählin to the Protestant Church Federation Office, Münster, November 25, 1931 68
20 From Wilhelm Stählin to August W. Schreiber, Münster, November 25, 1931 69
21 To Mr. Pauli, Berlin, end of 1931 70
22 To Karl Büchsel, Berlin, December 4, 1931 71
23 To Paul Althaus, Berlin, December 5, 1932 [published in DBWE 12] 71
24 From Karl Büchsel, Berlin, December 9, 1931 72
25 To Richard Ern, Berlin, December 13, 1931 72
26 To Sabine and Gerhard Leibholz, Berlin, December 23, 1931 74
27 To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, December 25, 1931 75
27a Notes from the Time as Assistant, 1931-1932 78
28 Circular Letter of the Working Group of Theologians and Economists, Berlin, December 28, 1931 83
28a Assistantship Contract, Berlin, January 14, 1932 84
29 From Johannes Hosemann to the Members of the Provisional Bureau, Berlin, January 19, 1932 85
30 From the Executive Committee of the City Synod in Berlin, January 25, 1932 86
31 Circular Letter of the Provisional Bureau, Berlin, January 27, 1932 87
32 From Erich Stange to Wilhelm Stählin, Kassel, January 28, 1932 88
33 Circular Letter of the Working Group of Theologians and Economists, Berlin, January 28, 1932 90
34 To the Wingolf Fraternity, Berlin, January 1932 90
35 To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, February 14, 1932 91
36 To Reinhold Krause, Berlin, February 17, 1932 92
37 From August W. Schreiber, Berlin, February 18, 1932 93
37a To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, February 19, 1932 94
38 From Max Diestel, February 20, 1932 95
39 To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, February 28, 1932 96
40 Draft Submission to the Department of Theology in Halle concerning the Dehn Case, March 1932 99
40.1 Theses 99
40.2 Cover Letter 100
41 From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, March 3, 1932 101
42 From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, March 18, 1932 102
43 To August W. Schreiber, Berlin, March 19, 1932 104
44 From Henry-Louis Henriod, Geneva, March 23, 1932 105
45 Invitation from the Provisional Bureau to the Theological Conference of April 29-30, 1932, Berlin, March 27, 1932 106
46 To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, March 27, 1932 107
47 To Pierre C. Toureille, Berlin, March 27, 1932 107
48 To Karl Bonhoeffer, Friedrichsbrunn, March 28, 1932 109
49 From Hermann Sasse, Berlin, March 29, 1932 111
50 Note of Excuse, Berlin, March 1932 112
51 To His Parents, Amsterdam, April 9, 1932 112
52 To the Mayor of Biesenthal, Berlin, April 1932 113
53 To Mr. Decker, Berlin, April 1932 114
54 To Daniel Krencker, Berlin, April 1932 115
55 To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, May 1932 115
56 To Pierre C. Toureille, Berlin, May 1932 117
57 From Adolf Deißmann, Berlin, May 12, 1932 118
58 To Wilhelm Stählin, after May 12, 1932 119
59 To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, May 17, 1932 119
59a To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, May 30, 1932 123
60 To the Office of the German Section of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Berlin, June 7, 1932 125
61 To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, June 20, 1932 126
62 To Walter Künneth, Berlin, June 21, 1932 126
63 To August W. Schreiber, Berlin, June 23, 1932 127
64 To Theodor Heckel, Berlin, June 23, 1932 128
65 From Walter Künneth, Berlin, July 4, 1932 128
66 To Erwin Sutz, Limburg, July 14, 1932 129
67 From Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze, Berlin, July 22, 1932 129
68 To Pierre H. Steele, Berlin, July 31, 1932 130
68a To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, August 1, 1932 131
69 To August W. Schreiber, Berlin, August 1, 1932 133
70 From Pierre H. Steele, August 3, 1932 134
71 To Werner Koch, Berlin, August 6, 1932 135
72 To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, August 1932 136
73 To Freidrich Siegmund-Schultze, Berlin, August 8, 1932 138
74 From August W. Schreiber, Berlin, after August 9, 1932 139
74.1 Letter to Dietrich Bonhoeffer 139
74.2 Enclosure: August W. Schreiber to Wilhelm Stählin 139
75 To the Office of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Berlin, August 12, 1932 140
76 Entry in the Guest Book of the Lasserre Family, Les Houches, August 16-17, 1932 141
77 To Pierre H. Steele, Berlin, mid-August 1932 141
78 From Julie Bonhoeffer, Friedrichsbrunn, after August 21, 1932 142
78.1 Printed Thank-You Card 142
78.2 Letter to Dietrich Bonhoeffer 142
78a Appointment as Assistant Pastor, Berlin, August 24, 1932 143
79 To His Parents, Zürich, September 4, 1932 144
80 From Fritz Söhlmann, Berlin, September 24, 1932 145
81 To the Office of the German Section of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Berlin, September 25, 1932 145
82 From Renate Lepsius, Berlin, October 15, 1932 146
83 From Jürgen Winterhager, Berlin, October 17, 1932 147
84 From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, October 20, 1932 147
85 To Wilhelm Stählin, Berlin, October 21, 1932 149
86 To Hans Brandenburg, Berlin, October 23, 1932 150
87 From Renate Lepsius, Berlin, October 25, 1932 151
88 From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, October 27, 1932 152
88.1 Letter to Dietrich Bonhoeffer 152
88.2 Enclosure: W. Stählin to the Church Federation Office 154
89 To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, October 27, 1932 155
90 To the Editors of Die Tägliche Rundschau, October 29, 1932 156
91 Circular Letter to Various Student Fraternities, Berlin, October 1932 157
92 To Two Student Fraternities, Berlin, 1932 158
93 To Hans Fischer, Berlin, October 1932 159
93a To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, October 30, 1932 159
Part 2 Reports, Theological Studies, and Texts from the University Period
A Reports on Ecumenical Work: Late 1931 165
1 Report on a Conference of the World Alliance in Cambridge 165
2 Report on a Meeting of the Provisional Bureau for Ecumenical Youth Work 170
B Texts from Activities in Church and University: Winter Semester 1931-1932 177
3 Lecture Course: The History of Twentieth-Century Systematic Theology (Student Notes) 177
4 Thesis Fragment about M. Heidegger and E. Grisebach 244
5 Lecture: The Right to Self-Assertion 246
6 Essay: Pastoral Care for Protestant Students at the Technical College 257
7 Draft for a Catechism: As You Believe, So You Receive 258
8 Theses: The Discernible Nature of the Order of Creation 267
C Texts from University Lectures: Summer Semester 1932 269
9 Lecture Course: The Nature of the Church (Student Notes) 269
10 Seminar: Is There a Christian Ethic? 333
10.1 Excerpts from Student Notes 333
10.2 Fragment of Student Notes 340
D Texts from Ecumenical Work: July-October 1932 343
11 Report on the Youth Conference of the World Alliance in Epsom 343
12 Preliminary Report on a Conference of the Provisional Bureau 345
13 Primary Report on the Conference of the Provisional Bureau 346
14 Lecture in Ciernohorské Kúpele: On the Theological Foundation of the Work of the World Alliance 356
15 Theses for the Lecture in Ciernohorské Kúpele 370
16 Excerpt from Welcoming Address in Ciernohorské Kúpele (Transcription) 372
17 Address in Gland 375
18 Initial Report on the Youth Conferences of the World Alliance 381
19 Second Report on the Youth Conferences of the World Alliance 386
E Short Studies: 1932 391
20 Review of C. Cordes, Der Gemeinschaftsbegriff 391
21 Literary Attempt on the Theme of "Vocation" 394
22 Literary Attempt on the Theme of "Death" 396
Part 3 Sermons and Meditations
1 Sermon on Psalm 63:3, Berlin, Thanksgiving Sunday, October 4, 1931 (?) 401
2 Sermon on Luke 12:35-40, Berlin, First Sunday in Advent, November 29, 1931 408
3 Devotions on Luke 4:3-4, Berlin, Technical College, February 4, 1932 (?) 416
4 Devotions on Luke 4:5-8; Berlin, Technical College, Thursday before the First Sunday in Lent, February 11, 1932 (?) 418
5 Sermon on Matthew 24:6-14, Berlin, Reminiscere (Memorial Day), February 21, 1932 419
6 Sermon on Genesis 32:25-32; 33:10, Berlin, Laetare Sunday, March 13, 1932 428
7 Devotions on John 8:31-32, Berlin, Technical College, Beginning of Summer Semester 1932 (?) 433
8 Sermon on 2 Chronicles 20:12, Berlin, Exaudi, May 8, 1932 (?) 434
9 Baptism Sermon on 1 John 4:16, Berlin, Pentecost Sunday, May 12, 1932 440
10 Sermon on Luke 16:19-31, Berlin, First Sunday after Trinity, May 29, 1932 (?) 443
11 Sermon on Colossians 3:1-4, Berlin, Third Sunday after Trinity, June 12, 1932 450
12 Sermon on Colossians 3:1-4, Berlin, Fourth Sunday after Trinity, June 19, 1932 457
13 Sermon on John 8:32, Berlin, Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Worship Service at the End of the Semester), July 24, 1932 465
14 Baptism Sermon on Ephesians 5:14, Berlin, October 1932 473
Editor's Afterword to the German Edition Christoph Strohm 477
Appendices 493
1 Chronology of Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1932 493
2 Unpublished Material from Bonhoeffer's Literary Estate, 1931-1932 500
3 Texts Published in Gesammelte Schriften and DBWE 11 501
4 Ecumenical and German Protestant Church Organizational Charts, 1931-1932 503
Bibliography 507
1 Archival Sources and Private Collections 507
2 Literature Used by Bonhoeffer 508
3 Literature Mentioned by Bonhoeffer's Correspondents 522
4 Literature Consulted by the Editors 522
Index of Scriptural References 559
Index of Names 561
Index of Subjects 599
Editors and Translators 609