Breakfast with Bonhoeffer: How I Learned to Stop Being Religious So I Could Follow Jesus (Paperback)

from jlhowson

A fine read, though somewhat deceptively titled. Each chapter in the book seemed to follow the following format: Crisis/speedbump/hiccup in Walker's life, quote from Bonhoeffer, with some reflection, result/progression on crisis. Wash, rinse, repeat. Bonhoeffer is, despite the title, at best a su...

from marasgma

To say I was disappointed does not begin to cover my response to this book. While I wasn't expecting a day by day devotional approach, I was expecting conversations with Bonhoeffer. Instead, I tried to follow a disjointed story of the author's crisis, which were, indeed, quite serious, with a lit...

from moses917

In John Walker's new book "Breakfast with Bonhoeffer: How I Learned To Stop Being Religious So I Could Follow Jesus" we have a great devotional read that I find as a great introduction to Bonhoeffer's theology and thought in the context of practical application. John Walker writing style in this ...

from pa5t0rd

Breakfast with Bonhoeffer was a good book. I enjoyed most of the chapters but found myself wanting to read the 'other' book the author had written on Bonhoeffer. The 'other' book was the impetus for this one. Each day during the writing process of the 'other' book the author would spend time refl...