Interpreting Bonhoeffer : historical perspectives, emerging issues / Clifford J. Green and Guy C. Carter, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Green, Clifford J.

Carter, Guy Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.

Physical Description:

xvi, 259 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2013]

Summary:

Exploring the impact and future prospects of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Legacy-In the early twenty-first century, interest in the life and work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is increasing significantly. In fact, led by bestselling biographies and ongoing reflection, interest in Bonhoeffer's life and thought is at an all-time high. In this environment, how should we understand and interpret Bonhoeffer? Interpreting Bonhoeffer explores the many questions surrounding the complexities of Bonhoeffer's life, work, and historical context. The essays collected here by editors Clifford J. Green and Guy C. Carter offer several specific ways to engage these questions offered by historians, theologians, ethicists, and translators from seven diverse national perspectives. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I. Interpretation from historical perspectives. A. Bonhoeffer and public ethics in six nations, 1945-2010. 1. Inspiration, controversy, legacy: responses to Dietrich Bonhoeffer in three Germanys / Wolfgang Huber

2. Bonhoeffer and public ethics: South Africa notes / John W. de Gruchy

3. Public ethics and the reception of Bonhoeffer in Britain / Keith Clements

4. Bonhoeffer and public ethics in the USA / Larry Rasmussen

5. Bonhoeffer and public ethics from the perspective of Brazil / Carlos Ribeiro Caldas, Filho

6. Bonhoeffer's social ethics and its influences in Japan / Kazuaki Yamasaki

B. Translation as interpretation. 7. Cultural elements in theology and language: translation as interpretation / Hans Pfeifer

8. Discovering Bonhoeffer in translation : new insights from the Bonhoeffer works, English edition / Reinhard Krauss

9. Bringing voice to life: Bonhoeffer's spirituality in translation / Lisa E. Dahill

C. Historians interpreting Bonhoeffer. 10. The Bonhoeffer legacy as work-in-progress: reflections on a fragmentary series / Victoria J. Barnett

11. The American Protestant theology Bonhoeffer encountered / Gary Dorrien

12. Contextualizing Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Nazism, the churches, and the question of silence / Doris L. Bergen

13. Dietrich Bonhoeffer in history: does our Bonhoeffer still offend? / Robert P. Ericksen

14. Bonhoeffer and coming to terms with Protestant complicity in the Holocaust, 1945-50 / Matthew D. Hockenos

Part II. Emerging issues of interpretation. D. New research in text and context. 15. Reading Discipleship and Ethics together: implications for ethics and public life / Florian Schmitz

16. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Black Christ / Reggie L. Williams

17. Church for others: Bonhoeffer, Paul, and the critique of empire / Brigitte Kahl

E. New theological issues and interpretations. 18. Bonhoeffer's strong christology in the context of religious pluralism / Christiane Tietz

19. Bonhoeffer from the perspective of intellectual history / Michael P. DeJonge

20. Bonhoeffer's contribution to a new Christian paradigm / Clifford J. Green

Epilogue. 21. Bonhoeffer: theologian, activist, educator: challenges for the church of the coming generations / Samuel Wells

Afterword / Busso von Alvensleben, German Consul General, New York.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1451465416

9781451465419

OCLC:

828670856