Description
Taylor & Francis Taking Stock of Bonhoeffer Studies in Biblical Interpretation and Ethics 2014 Edition by Stephen J. Plant
Bonhoeffer's theology continues to prove richly fruitful in the 21st century. This book gathers together Stephen Plant's scholarly engagement with Bonhoeffer's life and theology over two decades. This collection makes accessible Plant's distinctive perspective on Bonhoeffer's theology, in particular on the key themes of biblical exegesis, ethics and the intimate connections Bonhoeffer discerns between them. Table of contents :- Contents: Preface. Part I Historical Context: Bonhoeffer and Moltke: politics and faith in a time of crisis; An article marking the centenary of Bonhoeffer's birth: faith, political duty and one man's costly grace. Part II Bonhoeffer and the Bible: How theologians decide: German theologians on the eve of Nazi rule; 'In the Bible it is God who speaks': Peake and Bonhoeffer on reading Scripture; Guilt and promise in Bonhoeffer's 'Jonah'; The evangelisation of rulers: Bonhoeffer's political theology. Part III Bonhoeffer and Ethics: Ethics and materialist hermeneutics; The sacrament of ethical reality: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on ethics for Christian citizens; Bonhoeffer's interfaith encounters; 'In the sphere of the familiar': Heidegger and Bonhoeffer. Part IV Taking Stock: Reading Bonhoeffer in Britain. Index.