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Reclaiming Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Promise of His Theology

By Charles Marsh

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0195111443, 9780195111446, 9781423759607, 9780195087239, 9780198024798, 9780195354812
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11135352 bytes)
Pages
216\212
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this book, Marsh offers a new way of reading the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Christian theologian who was executed for his role in the resistance against Hitler and the Nazis. Focusing on Bonhoeffer's substantial philosophical interests, Marsh examines his work in the context of the German philosophical tradition, from Kant through Hegel to Heidegger. Marsh argues that Bonhoeffer's description of human identity offers a compelling alternative to post-Kantian conceptions of selfhood. In addition, he shows that Bonhoeffer, while working within the boundaries of Barth's theology, provides both a critique and redescription of the tradition of transcendental subjectivity. This fresh look at Bonhoeffer's thought will provoke much discussion in the theological academy and the church, as well as in broader forums of intellectual life.

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