bibliophobe 's review for:

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.0

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This is a book I've read several times in my life and I will likely read it many more. What you may not know about Bonhoeffer is that he was a Christian in Germany during WWII. He was arrested by the Nazi's (supposedly for plotting Hitler's assassination, though proof is lacking). He spent the rest of his life writing letters and books from prison. He was an intellectual and a theologian. His books can take several attempts at reading before the full weight of them is understood, or more accurately a single sentence from Bonhoeffer can take hours to fully digest. Since I'm a big fan of books that make you think, I am also a big fan of Bonhoeffer. He pushes your mind and your theology to new places and forces you grapple with the weighty truths you find there; you cannot read his books and come away unchanged.

For the Christian and non-Christian alike, I highly recommend The Cost of Discipleship. It spells out Christianity in an in-depth and uniquely engaging way.

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