Meditating on the Word - Softcover

These meditations are for a time when the balance between social action and evangelical piety is in danger of being lost-which is to say, they are for always. * Currents In Theology and Mission * Bonhoeffer's meditations . . . are of great value, for they disclose the workings of Bonhoeffer's mind and spirit in regard to everyday activities such as sermon writing, letters to friends and students, and instructions to seminarians on meditation and how to read the Bible. * CHOICE * This new edition of Meditating on the Word, along with books like Life Together and Discipleship, makes the practice of biblical meditation, which was so important to Bonhoeffer, available for study by congregations in an attractive and modestly priced volume. * The Bonhoeffer Society Newsletter *

Now back in print, this collection of Bonhoeffer's writings, sermons, and letters on meditation reveals his deep love for the Bible as a focus for his prayer life and a support in his courageous political life.