Voices in the Night

By Dietrich Bonhoeffer and K.J. Charles

Book Overview

In the face of the horrors of the Nazi regime, the spirit of Deitrich Bonhoeffer burned its brightest. From his cell in Flossenburg Prison, where he awaited execution for conspiring to assassinate... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310228743
• ISBN13: 9780310228745
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

_Voices in the Night_ Speaks Loudly

I first became aquainted with Bonhoeffer's work through his poetry, and Voices in the Night is an excellent example of why I love his writing. The translations do not sound as if they were forced, they sound like true poetry. The translator also includes comments about both the context of the poem and notes on the translation where necessary. Bonhoeffer asks some very deep questions but also displays a deep faith which carried him through his trials. His poems address emotions and questions which all of us can relate to, questions as basic as "Who am I?" and as complicated as "Why do these things happen?". Although all the poems are excellent, the poem that the title of this collection is taken from is especially noteworthy. Bonhoeffer moves from sorrow and emptiness, the hopelessness of life in a Nazi prison camp, to a call for his fellow prisoners and to anyone who will listen to be strong, to stand for freedom. His testimony through this poem shows how even in the most desperate situation, faith in God can give hope.