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Mornings with Bonhoeffer
by Donald K. McKim ISBN-13: 9781501864810 Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Abingdon Press Released: Oct. 2, 2018 |
Source: ARC review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.
Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
These stirring words are just a sample of the wisdom found in this collection of 100 devotions that guide and inspire us. Mornings with Bonhoeffer provides an acute understanding of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theological perspectives, helping us to reflect on what his thoughts can mean for faith and the Christian experience. Short excerpts from Bonhoeffer's letters and passages from his sermons, paired with the daily devotions, offer timeless and moving reminders of God's love for humanity speaking to the "head" and "heart" of theological understanding and personal faith.
My Review:
Mornings with Bonhoeffer contains 100 short devotions based off of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theological writings. For each entry, there's the verse reference that you look up in your own Bible. It's usually a chunk of 4-12 verses which Bonhoeffer was referring to in that day's quote. Then there's a short, 1-3 sentence long quote from Bonhoeffer. Then the author wrote 4-5 paragraphs of commentary on the Bonhoeffer quote, usually re-quoting the day's quote as he went. He explained the context of the quote and where it came from, clarified what Bonhoeffer meant (though usually that was obvious), and left the reader with a core concept to meditate on throughout the day. Each entry was about 1.5 pages long and only took a few minutes to read. While the author usually stayed focused on Christ and used good, core Christian concepts in the devotions, I had thought there was going to be more of Bonhoeffer--the devotion being Bonhoeffer's writings themselves, not someone talking about what he said. So it was fine, just not what I'd expected.
If you've read this book, what do you think about it? I'd be honored if you wrote your own opinion of the book in the comments.
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