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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Books in Order

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works by Dietrich Bonhoeffer contains 17 books, published between 1930 and 2014. The first book is Sanctorum Communio (1930) and the newest is Indexes and Supplementary Materials (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1930–2014
Pages on record
9,022 in 16 of 17 books
Reading time
150–226 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,022 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works gathers 17 volumes of theology, sermons and correspondence by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), with English translation among the recorded subjects. The catalogue dates the volumes from Sanctorum Communio and Act and Being (1930) to Indexes and Supplementary Materials (2014). Creation and Fall and Discipleship carry 1937 dates, and Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible 1939. Ethics (1949), Fiction from Tegel Prison (1950) and Letters and Papers from Prison (1951) carry dates from 1949 to 1951. Subjects also include the Lutheran church, Christian ethics and the Sermon on the Mount.

How many Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books are there?

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works has 17 books, released between 1930 and 2014.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Sanctorum Communio by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 1 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1930)
  2. Cover of Act and Being by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 2 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1930)
  3. Cover of Creation and Fall by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 3 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1937)
  4. Cover of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 4 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1937)
  5. Cover of Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 5 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series
  6. Cover of Ethics by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 6 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1949)
  7. Cover of Fiction from Tegel Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 7 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1950)
  8. Cover of Letters and Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 8 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1951)
  9. Cover of The Young Bonhoeffer, 1918–1927 by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 9 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1952)
  10. Cover of Berlin: 1932–1933. by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 11 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (1997)
  11. Cover of Theological Education Underground: 1937-40 by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 12 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series
  12. Cover of Barcelona, Berlin, New York: 1928–1931 by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 13 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series
  13. Cover of Conspiracy and Imprisonment 1940-1945 by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 14 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (2006)
  14. Cover of London, 1933–1935 by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 15 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (2007)
  15. Cover of Ecumenical Academic Pastoral Work by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, book 16 of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series (2012)
  1. 1
    Sanctorum Communio1930 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1930372
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  2. 2
    Act and Being1930 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1930237
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  3. 3
    Creation and Fall1937 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1937144
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  4. 4
    Discipleship1937 · 402 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1937402
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  5. 5
    Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  6. 6
    Ethics1949 · 593 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1949593
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  7. 7
    Fiction from Tegel Prison1950 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950287
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  8. 8
    Letters and Papers from Prison1951 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951254
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  9. 9
    The Young Bonhoeffer, 1918–19271952 · 695 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952695
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  10. 10
    Theological Education at Finkenwalde, 1935-19371996 · 1258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19961258
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  11. 11
    Berlin: 1932–1933.1997 · 650 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997650
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  12. 12
    Theological Education Underground: 1937-401998 · 726 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998726
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  13. 13
    Barcelona, Berlin, New York: 1928–19312003 · 764 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003764
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  14. 14
    Conspiracy and Imprisonment 1940-19452006 · 882 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006882
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  15. 15
    London, 1933–19352007 · 524 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007524
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  16. 16
    Ecumenical Academic Pastoral Work2012 · 612 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012612
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  17. 17
    Indexes and Supplementary Materials2014 · 622 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014622
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Is there a chronological order for Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books in order?

You should read the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works

Start with Sanctorum Communio (1930), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works book?

Indexes and Supplementary Materials (2014) is the newest Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works book released so far.

Is there a new Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works book coming?

No next Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
9,022 pages across the 16 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 602 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books, 5 of 17, were published in the 1930s.

What the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books are about

All 17 Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: theologians is tagged on 9 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Theologians 9 of 17 books
  • Theology 9 of 17 books
  • Correspondence 8 of 17 books
  • Bonhoeffer, dietrich, 1906-1945 5 of 17 books
  • German Sermons 5 of 17 books
  • Lutheran Church 4 of 17 books
  • Sources 4 of 17 books
  • History 3 of 17 books
  • Sermons 3 of 17 books
  • Christian ethics 2 of 17 books

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