The Cost of Discipleship
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer holds a highly rated rating of 4.35 out of 5, based on 23.5K reader ratings. First published in 1937. The book spans 320 pages.
About The Cost of Discipleship
One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus in this classic text on ethics, humanism, and civic duty.What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between "cheap grace" and "costly grace." "Cheap grace," Bonhoeffer wrote, "is the grace we bestow on ourselves...grace without discipleship....Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the girl which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know....It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life."The Cost of Discipleship is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| Published | 1937 |
| Pages | 320 |
| Kindle Price | $13.99 |
| Genres | Christian, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Classics |
| Average Rating | 4.35 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 23,544 |
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What genre is The Cost of Discipleship?
The Cost of Discipleship is categorized as Christian, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality. Its primary genre classification is Classics.
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Based on 23.5K reader ratings, The Cost of Discipleship has an average score of 4.35 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is The Cost of Discipleship?
The Cost of Discipleship has 320 pages.
Who wrote The Cost of Discipleship?
The Cost of Discipleship was written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It was first published in 1937.
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The ISBN-13 for The Cost of Discipleship is 9780684815010.0.
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