Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theology, and Political Resistance

Lori Brandt Hale is professor and chair of religion at Augsburg University and co-author of Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians.W. David Hall is W. George Matton professor of religion and philosophy at Centre College and author of Paul Ricoeur and the Poetic Imperative: The Creative Tension Between Love and Justice.

An incisive collection of essays by leading Bonhoeffer scholars on a controversial theme in Bonhoeffer's legacy at a time in global history when his relevance is once again of critical significance for Christian witness across the globe.

• Acknowledgments: Lori Brandt Hale and W. David HallAbbreviationsIntroduction: Victoria J. BarnettSection 1: Historical-Critical InterpretationChapter 1: Michael P. DeJonge, “The Church as an Agent of Resistance in Bonhoeffer’s Political Theology.”Chapter 2: Jens Zimmerman, “Recovering the Natural for Politics: Bonhoeffer and the Natural Law Tradition.”Chapter 3: W. David Hall, “Political Meditations in Confessional Keys: The Political Theologies of Carl Schmitt, Walter Benjamin, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.”Chapter 4: Robert Vosloo, “Bonhoeffer, the Discourses on Status Confessionis in Apartheid South Africa, and Confessing the Faith Anew.”Section 2: Critical-Constructive EngagementChapter 5: Jennifer M. McBride and Thomas Fabisiak, “Bonhoeffer’s Critique of Morality: A Theological Resource for Dismantling Mass Incarceration.”Chapter 6: Lori Brandt Hale, “The Interfaith Imperative: How Bonhoeffer Compels Interfaith Action.”Chapter 7: Lisa E. Dahill, “Self and Shadow: Bonhoeffer, Social Location, and Gender as Genre.”Chapter 8: Dianne P. Rayson, “Bonhoeffer in the Anthropocene: Ecoethics and Earthly Christianity.”Chapter 9: Karen V. Guth, “‘Heritage Not Hate’ or ‘Heritage and Decay’?: Lessons for White Christians from Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the Confederate Monuments Debate.”Section 3: Constructive-Practical ApplicationChapter 10: John W. Matthews, “The Deed is an Important Medium of Christ’s Reconciling Presence.”Chapter 11: Paul Lutter, “Between Sundays: What the Church is For.”Chapter 12: Jeffrey C. Pugh, “Bonhoeffer in Charlottesville.”IndexAbout the Contributors