THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, read by Paul Michael, Christian Audio/ Hovel, 2008, 9 hrs., Seven CDs, Unabridged, CD ISBN 978-1596446687
Bonhoeffer's classic text on the difference between cheap grace and costly faith calls upon the Christian Church to examine its faith in the light of scripture and not culture. Despite having been heavily influenced by the liberal and neo-orthodox German scholars of the early twentieth century (Tillich, Barth, Bultmann, for example), Bonhoeffer remains very orthodox in this work, concerning himself mainly with an elaborate examination of Christ's famous Sermon on the Mount. Having narrated Bonhoeffer's later work, LIFE TOGETHER, Paul Michael knows the author’s writing voice. Michael's take on the text brings a steady and measured tempo that many modern narrators would eschew for a more nuanced reading, but Michael understands the text and lets it speak for itself. S.M.M. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
