Ecumenical, academic, and pastoral work, 1931-1932

General Editor's Foreword to Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works

Abbreviations

Editors' Introduction to the English Edition / Michael B. Lukens / Victoria J. Barnett / Mark S. Brocker

Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1932

Part 1. Letters and Documents

0. Assignment as Assistant Pastor in the City, Berlin, June 12, 1931

1. From Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer, Frankfurt, June 25, 1931

2. From Emil A. O. Karow, Seefeld im Tirol, July 10, 1931

2a. To Paul Lehmann, Bonn, July 10, 1931

3. To His Parents, Bonn, July 14, 1931

4. To Erwin Sutz, Bonn, July 15, 1931

5. To Erwin Sutz, Bonn, July 24, 1931

6. To Erwin Sutz, Bonn, July 24, 1931

7. To His Parents, Bonn, July 27, 1931

8. From the Evangelical Consistory of the Mark Brandenburg, Berlin, August 17, 1931

8a. To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, August 23, 1931

9. To Paul Althaus, Berlin, September 16, 1931

9a. Bonhoeffer Inscription at Union Theological Seminary, Berlin, September 1931

10. From Wilhelm Stählin to the German Section of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Münster, September 19, 1931

11. To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, October 8, 1931

12. Circular Letter of the Provisional Bureau for Ecumenical Youth Work, Münster, October 15, 1931

13. To Wilhelm Stählin, Berlin, October 17, 1931

14. To Helmut Rößler, Berlin, October 18, 1931

15. To Paul Sandegren, Berlin, October 24, 1931

16. Circular Letter from Henry-Louis Henriod to the Youth Secretaries of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Geneva, October 28, 1931

16a. To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, November 5, 1931

17. Order of the Evangelical Consistory of the Mark Brandenburg, Berlin, November 11, 1931

17a. Ordination, Berlin, November 11, 1931

18. To Reinhold Krause, Berlin, November 13, 1931

18a. Assignment to the Position of Assistant, Berlin, November 21, 1931

19. From Wilhelm Stählin to the Protestant Church Federation Office, Münster, November 25, 1931

20. From Wilhelm Stählin to August W. Schreiber, Münster, November 25, 1931

21. To Mr. Pauli, Berlin, end of 1931

22. To Karl Büchsel, Berlin, December 4, 1931

23. To Paul Althaus, Berlin, December 5, 1932 [published in DBWE 12]

24. From Karl Büchsel, Berlin, December 9, 1931

25. To Richard Ern, Berlin, December 13, 1931

26. To Sabine and Gerhard Leibholz, Berlin, December 23, 1931

27. To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, December 25, 1931

27a. Notes from the Time as Assistant, 1931-1932

28. Circular Letter of the Working Group of Theologians and Economists, Berlin, December 28, 1931

28a. Assistantship Contract, Berlin, January 14, 1932

29. From Johannes Hosemann to the Members of the Provisional Bureau, Berlin, January 19, 1932

30. From the Executive Committee of the City Synod in Berlin, January 25, 1932

31. Circular Letter of the Provisional Bureau, Berlin, January 27, 1932

32. From Erich Stange to Wilhelm Stählin, Kassel, January 28, 1932

33. Circular Letter of the Working Group of Theologians and Economists, Berlin, January 28, 1932

34. To the Wingolf Fraternity, Berlin, January 1932

35. To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, February 14, 1932

36. To Reinhold Krause, Berlin, February 17, 1932

37. From August W. Schreiber, Berlin, February 18, 1932

37a. To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, February 19, 1932

38. From Max Diestel, February 20, 1932

39. To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, February 28, 1932

40. Draft Submission to the Department of Theology in Halle concerning the Dehn Case, March 1932

40.1. Theses

40.2. Cover Letter

41. From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, March 3, 1932

42. From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, March 18, 1932

43. To August W. Schreiber, Berlin, March 19, 1932

44. From Henry-Louis Henriod, Geneva, March 23, 1932

45. Invitation from the Provisional Bureau to the Theological Conference of April 29-30, 1932, Berlin, March 27, 1932

46. To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, March 27, 1932

47. To Pierre C. Toureille, Berlin, March 27, 1932

48. To Karl Bonhoeffer, Friedrichsbrunn, March 28, 1932

49. From Hermann Sasse, Berlin, March 29, 1932

50. Note of Excuse, Berlin, March 1932

51. To His Parents, Amsterdam, April 9, 1932

52. To the Mayor of Biesenthal, Berlin, April 1932

53. To Mr. Decker, Berlin, April 1932

54. To Daniel Krencker, Berlin, April 1932

55. To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, May 1932

56. To Pierre C. Toureille, Berlin, May 1932

57. From Adolf Deißmann, Berlin, May 12, 1932

58. To Wilhelm Stählin, after May 12, 1932

59. To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, May 17, 1932

59a. To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, May 30, 1932

60. To the Office of the German Section of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Berlin, June 7, 1932

61. To Henry-Louis Henriod, Berlin, June 20, 1932

62. To Walter Künneth, Berlin, June 21, 1932

63. To August W. Schreiber, Berlin, June 23, 1932

64. To Theodor Heckel, Berlin, June 23, 1932

65. From Walter Künneth, Berlin, July 4, 1932

66. To Erwin Sutz, Limburg, July 14, 1932

67. From Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze, Berlin, July 22, 1932

68. To Pierre H. Steele, Berlin, July 31, 1932

68a. To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, August 1, 1932

69. To August W. Schreiber, Berlin, August 1, 1932

70. From Pierre H. Steele, August 3, 1932

71. To Werner Koch, Berlin, August 6, 1932

72. To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, August 1932

73. To Freidrich Siegmund-Schultze, Berlin, August 8, 1932

74. From August W. Schreiber, Berlin, after August 9, 1932

74.1. Letter to Dietrich Bonhoeffer

74.2. Enclosure: August W. Schreiber to Wilhelm Stählin

75. To the Office of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Berlin, August 12, 1932

76. Entry in the Guest Book of the Lasserre Family, Les Houches, August 16-17, 1932

77. To Pierre H. Steele, Berlin, mid-August 1932

78. From Julie Bonhoeffer, Friedrichsbrunn, after August 21, 1932

78.1. Printed Thank-You Card

78.2. Letter to Dietrich Bonhoeffer

78a. Appointment as Assistant Pastor, Berlin, August 24, 1932

79. To His Parents, Zürich, September 4, 1932

80. From Fritz Söhlmann, Berlin, September 24, 1932

81. To the Office of the German Section of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, Berlin, September 25, 1932

82. From Renate Lepsius, Berlin, October 15, 1932

83. From Jürgen Winterhager, Berlin, October 17, 1932

84. From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, October 20, 1932

85. To Wilhelm Stählin, Berlin, October 21, 1932

86. To Hans Brandenburg, Berlin, October 23, 1932

87. From Renate Lepsius, Berlin, October 25, 1932

88. From Wilhelm Stählin, Münster, October 27, 1932

88.1. Letter to Dietrich Bonhoeffer

88.2. Enclosure: W. Stählin to the Church Federation Office

89. To Erwin Sutz, Berlin, October 27, 1932

90. To the Editors of Die Tägliche Rundschau, October 29, 1932

91. Circular Letter to Various Student Fraternities, Berlin, October 1932

92. To Two Student Fraternities, Berlin, 1932

93. To Hans Fischer, Berlin, October 1932

93a. To Paul Lehmann, Berlin, October 30, 1932

Part 2. Reports, Theological Studies, and Texts from the University Period

A. Reports on Ecumenical Work: Late 1931

1. Report on a Conference of the World Alliance in Cambridge

2. Report on a Meeting of the Provisional Bureau for Ecumenical Youth Work

B. Texts from Activities in Church and University: Winter Semester 1931-1932

3. Lecture Course: The History of Twentieth-Century Systematic Theology (Student Notes)

4. Thesis Fragment about M. Heidegger and E. Grisebach

5. Lecture: The Right to Self-Assertion

6. Essay: Pastoral Care for Protestant Students at the Technical College

7. Draft for a Catechism: As You Believe, So You Receive

8. Theses: The Discernible Nature of the Order of Creation

C. Texts from University Lectures: Summer Semester 1932

9. Lecture Course: The Nature of the Church (Student Notes)

10. Seminar: Is There a Christian Ethic?

10.1. Excerpts from Student Notes

10.2. Fragment of Student Notes

D. Texts from Ecumenical Work: July-October 1932

11. Report on the Youth Conference of the World Alliance in Epsom

12. Preliminary Report on a Conference of the Provisional Bureau

13. Primary Report on the Conference of the Provisional Bureau

14. Lecture in Ciernohorské Kúpele: On the Theological Foundation of the Work of the World Alliance

15. Theses for the Lecture in Ciernohorské Kúpele

16. Excerpt from Welcoming Address in Ciernohorské Kúpele (Transcription)

17. Address in Gland

18. Initial Report on the Youth Conferences of the World Alliance

19. Second Report on the Youth Conferences of the World Alliance

E. Short Studies: 1932

20. Review of C. Cordes, Der Gemeinschaftsbegriff

21. Literary Attempt on the Theme of "Vocation"

22. Literary Attempt on the Theme of "Death"

Part 3. Sermons and Meditations

1. Sermon on Psalm 63:3, Berlin, Thanksgiving Sunday, October 4, 1931 (?)

2. Sermon on Luke 12:35-40, Berlin, First Sunday in Advent, November 29, 1931

3. Devotions on Luke 4:3-4, Berlin, Technical College, February 4, 1932 (?)

4. Devotions on Luke 4:5-8; Berlin, Technical College, Thursday before the First Sunday in Lent, February 11, 1932 (?)

5. Sermon on Matthew 24:6-14, Berlin, Reminiscere (Memorial Day), February 21, 1932

6. Sermon on Genesis 32:25-32; 33:10, Berlin, Laetare Sunday, March 13, 1932

7. Devotions on John 8:31-32, Berlin, Technical College, Beginning of Summer Semester 1932 (?)

8. Sermon on 2 Chronicles 20:12, Berlin, Exaudi, May 8, 1932 (?)

9. Baptism Sermon on 1 John 4:16, Berlin, Pentecost Sunday, May 12, 1932

10. Sermon on Luke 16:19-31, Berlin, First Sunday after Trinity, May 29, 1932 (?)

11. Sermon on Colossians 3:1-4, Berlin, Third Sunday after Trinity, June 12, 1932

12. Sermon on Colossians 3:1-4, Berlin, Fourth Sunday after Trinity, June 19, 1932

13. Sermon on John 8:32, Berlin, Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Worship Service at the End of the Semester), July 24, 1932

14. Baptism Sermon on Ephesians 5:14, Berlin, October 1932

Editor's Afterword to the German Edition / Christoph Strohm

Appendices

1. Chronology of Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1932

2. Unpublished Material from Bonhoeffer's Literary Estate, 1931-1932

3. Texts Published in Gesammelte Schriften and DBWE 11

4. Ecumenical and German Protestant Church Organizational Charts, 1931-1932

Bibliography

1. Archival Sources and Private Collections

2. Literature Used by Bonhoeffer

3. Literature Mentioned by Bonhoeffer's Correspondents

4. Literature Consulted by the Editors

Index of Scriptural References

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

Editors and Translators