Religionless Christianity : Dietrich Bonhoeffer in troubled times / Jeffrey C. Pugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pugh, Jeffrey C., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an interpretation of Bonhoeffer in the contemporary context. Jeffrey Pugh puts Bonhoeffer's theology in perspective by revisiting some of the themes of his life that have found abiding significance in Christian theology. Starting with a chapter on why Bonhoeffer is still important for us today, this book moves to chapters that bring Bonhoeffer into conversation with our present situation. In each of these chapters Pugh takes one of the central ideas of Bonhoeffer and gives them a fresh perspective. Many of Bonhoeffer books today are written from an exegetical perspective, they t

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 WHY BONHOEFFER? WHY NOW?; Whose Bonhoeffer?; Is Bonhoeffer Still Relevant?; Reading Bonhoeffer in Troubled Times; Chapter 2 A LIFE AMONG THE FRAGMENTS; Shattering the Already Broken; Resistance?; A Costly Grace; On a Long Distant Shore; Chapter 3 LIVING IN THE WORLD COME OF AGE; Science, a New Authority; What is the World for Us?; It's All About the Money; Chapter 4 THE ECLIPSE OF RELIGION? BONHOEFFER AND RELIGIONLESS CHRISTIANITY; Saved - For What?; Christianity Without Religion?; Chapter 5 ONLY THE SUFFERING GOD CAN HELP

Struggling in the GardenStanding with the Suffering; Chapter 6 CONFRONTING THE POWERS; Befriending the Empire; I Pledge Allegiance to . . .?; How Does Christ Take Form in the World Today?; Thus Have We Made the World; Chapter 7 WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY FOR US TODAY?; Gathered at the Table; A Tale of Two Traditions; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-166) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86881-0

9786612868818

0-567-65036-7

OCLC:

676699876