- Description
- 1 online resource (281 pages)
- Summary
- In Dietrich Bonhoeffer's writings, Martin Luther is ubiquitous. Too often, however, Bonhoeffer's Lutheranism has been set aside with much less argumentative work than is appropriate in light of his sustained engagement with Luther. As a result, Luther remains a largely untouched hermeneutic key in Bonhoeffer interpretation. In Bonhoeffer's Reception of Luther, Michael P. DeJonge presents "Bonhoeffer's Lutheran theology of justification focused on the interpersonal presence of Christ in word, sacrament, and church. The bridge between this theology and Bonhoeffer's ethical-political reflections is his two-kingdoms thinking. Arguing that the widespread failure to connect Bonhoeffer with the Lutheran two-kingdoms tradition has presented a serious obstacle in interpretation, DeJonge shows how this tradition informs Bonhoeffer's reflections on war and peace, as well as his understanding of resistance to political authority. In all of this, DeJonge argues that an appreciation of Luther's ubiquity in Bonhoeffer's corpus sheds light on his thinking, lends it coherence, and makes sense of otherwise difficult interpretive problems. What might otherwise appear as disparate, even contradictory moments or themes in Bonhoeffer's theology can often be read in terms of a consistent commitment to a basic Lutheran theological framework deployed according to dramatically changing circumstances."--Jacket flap.
- Uniform Title
- Bonhoeffer's reception of Luther (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Bonhoeffer's reception of Luther (Online)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Electronic books.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction: An argument for Bonhoeffer interpretation -- On the way toward Christocentrism -- Christology in conversation with Barth and the Lutheran tradition -- Caricatures of the two kingdoms -- The twofold form of Christ: Bonhoeffer's two-kingdoms thinking -- Anabaptists and peace -- Lutheran resistance resources -- Struggle and resistance.
- ISBN
- 0198797907
- 9780198797906
- 9780191839252
- 0191839256
- LCCN
- 2016954549
- OCLC
- ssj0001957329
- Author
DeJonge, Michael P.
- Title
Bonhoeffer's reception of Luther [electronic resource] / Michael P. DeJonge.
- Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Edition
First edition.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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