Bonhoeffer's Questions

A Life-Changing Conversation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

While in prison during the Third Reich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer raised several “core questions” in his correspondence with his close friend Eberhard Bethge: How shall future generations live? Who is Jesus Christ actually, for us, today? What does it mean to be truly human? And who am I? In Bonhoeffer’s Questions, John W. de Gruchy explores the development of each question in the course of Bonhoeffer’s life, how he attempted to answer them, and how each prompted further questions in an ongoing conversation with himself, with others, and now with us today. De Gruchy does this within the framework of his own life-long and life-changing conversation with Bonhoeffer in the context of South Africa from the beginning of the apartheid era to the present day. He also describes how he has come to know Bonhoeffer as a theological witness to Christ, a prophet of God’s justice, and a Christian humanist before proceeding with a series of questions addressed to Bonhoeffer with the reader in mind. These range from the debate about God and the future of Christianity to the involvement of Christians and the church in political struggles today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-08
Mått:157 x 232 x 22 mm
Vikt:503 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:214
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781978707832

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

John W. de Gruchy, an emeritus professor at the University of Cape Town and extraordinary professor at Stellenbosch University, is a resident member of the Volmoed Community for Reconciliation and Healing near Hermanus, South Africa.

Recensioner i media

In this superb, compact, and elegantly written book, the leading South African expert on Bonhoeffer, John de Gruchy, shows how Bonhoeffer’s core questions like 'What does Christian identity look like in the modern world,' and 'how should future generations live in light of God’s humanity' not only shaped the author’s own social and political engagement in Africa, but are also intrinsically relevant to global contemporary political issues. If you are looking for a personally engaging, trustworthy, expert introduction to Bonhoeffer’s theology along with political, social, and environmental applications of his thought born from life-long, careful study of Bonhoeffer, this is the book to buy.

Innehållsförteckning

Part One: The Conversation 1.Questions That Changed My Life2.Bonhoeffer’s Core Questions 3.Participating in the ConversationPart Two: Who Is Bonhoeffer for Us Today?4.Theological Witness to Christ5.Prophet of God’s Justice and Peace6.Christian HumanistPart Three: Our Questions7.Who Is God, How Do We Know, and Do We Need “Him”?8.What Is a Christian and Where Is the Church?9.How Do Faith and Politics Mix?10.How Do We Resist Tyranny and Build Democracy?Postscript: One Last Question