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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works series? Start with "Sanctorum Communio" (1930) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Sanctorum Communio
1930
Act and Being
1930
Creation and Fall
1937
Discipleship
1937
Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible
1939
Ethics
1949
Fiction from Tegel Prison
1950
Letters and Papers from Prison
1951
The Young Bonhoeffer, 1918–1927
1952
Theological Education at Finkenwalde, 1935-1937
1996
Berlin: 1932–1933.
1997
Theological Education Underground: 1937-40
1998
Barcelona, Berlin, New York: 1928–1931
2003
Conspiracy and Imprisonment 1940-1945
2006
London, 1933–1935
2007
Ecumenical Academic Pastoral Work
2012
Indexes and Supplementary Materials
2014
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