A Letter from Bonhoeffer
The letter of August 21, 1944, was one of the last Bonhoeffer wrote from Tegel prison. The letter, and the poem “Who Am I?” that follows it, are both theological texts and deeply personal statements of faith.
Letter XIX, “On Controversy”
Dear Sir,
As you are likely to be engaged in controversy, and your love of truth is joined with a natural warmth of temper, my friendship makes me solicitous on your behalf. You are of the strongest side; for truth is great, and must prevail; so that a person of abilities inferior to yours might take the field with a confidence of victory.