When most people think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, they may think of the Nazi Germany and World War II time frame.  And that is easy to do.  Those were the years that first attracted me to Bonhoeffer.  However, we all have formative years including Bonhoeffer.  The years of 1928 to 1931 greatly impacted Bonhoeffer for the future.

Barcelona, Berlin, New York: 1928-1931: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works

The period 1928 to 1931, which followed completion of his dissertation, was formative for Bonhoeffer’s personal and pastoral and theological direction. Almost all of these nine hundred pages of writings appear in English here for the first time. They document the intense four-year period that included preparation of his postdoctoral thesis; a vicarage in Barcelona; occasional lectures; his postdoctoral academic year at Union Theological Seminary; travel around the United States, Cuba, and Mexico; and his re-entry into the German academic and ecclesial scene.