In Notes from a Wayfarer, the influential German theologian, Helmut Thielicke, records the memoirs of his very rich and full life. Written shortly after his 75th birthday, he interweaves his life history with the significant events in world history that shaped the 21st century including the Kaiser period, the Weimar Republic, the rise of the Third Reich, and the tumultuous 60s. His narrative is full of reflections about suffering, death, and the poignancy of life, told in such a way that the reader becomes a part of each story. Hardcover.