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Life Together
Originally published 1939
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A reflection on Christian community based on Bonhoeffer's experience leading the underground seminary at Finkenwalde during the Nazi era.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer published Life Together in 1939. The book draws on his experience leading a clandestine seminary in Finkenwalde, Pomerania (now Poland). Bonhoeffer examines the nature of Christian community through five sections: the community of the cross, the community of the Spirit, the community of fellowship, the ministry of service, and the ministry of proclamation. He warns against idealizing fellowship and emphasizes the role of Scripture and the reality of Christ's presence in the community.
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