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 try and get at exactly what Bonhoeffer meant. Others are written from a hermeneutical perspective, they try and interpret Bonhoeffer's abiding significance. This book seeks to combine both these approaches to offer interpretations of Bonhoeffer that are germane to our situation today.
Autorentext
Jeffrey C. Pugh is Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University. His most recent book was Entertaining the Triune Mystery: God, Science, and the Space Between, published by Continuum
Inhalt
Chapter One: Why Bonhoeffer, Why Now?
Chapter Two: Living in a World Come of Age.
Chapter Three: The Eclipse of Religion: Religionless Christianity
Chapter Four: As if God Did Not Exist.
Chapter Five: The Suffering God
Chapter Six: The Call to Resistance - How Do We Respond to Evil in Our Midst?
Chapter Seven: What is Christianity for Us Today?