The Cost of Discipleship

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The Cost of Discipleship

Cover of original with title 'Nachfolge'
Author	Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Original title	Nachfolge
Translator	John W. Doberstein
Language	German
Publication date	1937
Publication place	Germany
Published in English	1951
Media type	Print (hardcover and softcover)

The Cost of Discipleship (German: Nachfolge [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡə], lit. 'succession' or 'following') is a 1937 book by German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, considered to be a classic of Christian thought. It is centered on an exposition of the Sermon on the Mount, in which Bonhoeffer spells out what he believes it means to follow Christ. The book was first published in 1937, when the rise of the Nazi regime was underway in Germany. It was against this background that Bonhoeffer's theology of costly discipleship developed, which ultimately led to his death.