Preaching Politics in a World Come of Age : Lectures, Articles,, and Sermons. This item is unavailable.Preaching Politics in a World Come of Age : Lectures, Articles,, and Sermons

Fleeing the firebombing of his native Dresden at the age of 15 in February 1945, the author found an answer to the question that haunted him: Is there a gracious God, and if so, how do I respond to the challenge of that knowledge in the face of so much pain and suffering? He found his answer in the writings and witness of German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, hung as a traitor by the Nazis in 1945. These lectures and sermons over a long career as a Lutheran pastor and professor provide insights into how one reconciles the gospel of Christ with the reality of Bonhoeffer's "world come of age."

Manfred K. Bahmann attended the German universities of Goettingen, Heidelberg and Bonn and earned a Ph.D. in church history. He was a theology professor in Argentina, a Lutheran parish pastor in Cold-War West Berlin, a campus pastor at Stanford University and NYU, and a popular lecturer on interfaith issues. His memoir "From the Ashes of Dresden to Existential Grace" was published in 2014. Before his death in June 2017 he was deeply involved in the Jewish-Christian dialogue and worshiped regularly at a Reform Jewish synagogue.