The Untold Story: The Deep Meaning Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer'S "Von Guten Mächten"
1 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 ❮ ❯ · as early as 1977, siegfried fietz created one of the most successful songs in new german church music with the setting of the bonhoeffer poem ‘von guten mächten wunderbar’. It is his last theological text before he was executed on 9 april 1945. It became a frequently sung hymn, with different melodies, which has appeared in current german hymnals. · the german theologian and nazi resister dietrich bonhoeffer wrote the poem “von guten mächten” (by gracious powers), his last theological work, in december 1944 while he was imprisoned in a basement cell at the reich security … · inevitably, any insight into bonhoeffer’s reflections and emotions has to remain guesswork, but mccabe has done what can be done and provided a very detailed account of the situation and the encounters that emerged from it. It is now a permanent fixture in the protestant hymn … · and yet, in the damp, cold darkness of his cell, bereft of light, friends, and family, bonhoeffer wrote his last theological work, a poem written to his fiancée maria von wedemeyer, entitled, “von guten mächten wunderbar geborgen,” a text … · i learned more about bonhoeffer when i read a more recent biography written by eric metaxes, bonhoeffer: · editor’s note: Included below is his translator’s note. Von guten mächten (by good forces) is a christian poem written by dietrich bonhoeffer in 1944 while imprisoned in the basement prison of the reich security main office because of his resistance to the nazis. · von guten mächten wunderbar geborgen (translated as “by gracious powers wonderfully sheltered” or “by gentle powers lovingly surrounded”) is a much-loved hymn that is widely sung in german speaking lands at the turn of the year. · the cost of discipleship (1937) is perhaps bonhoeffer’s most famous work, in which he explored the concept of costly grace and the true meaning of discipleship. Pastor, martyr, prophet, spy. At the start of this new year we are pleased to publish this fresh translation of bonhoeffer’s poem “von guten mächten” by pastor timothy boerger. It has been some years since i had read the book, but the story of bonhoeffer’s life, his faith, … · bonhoeffers poem can become a place of refuge for us when - as the poem says - we are tormented by anxious worries, when heavy burdens weigh us down and our souls are troubled and we have a heavy and bitter cup to drink. ...
