Christ, Church and World New Studies in Bonhoeffer's Theology and Ethics [Hardcover]

What are the pressing questions concerning Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology? What impulses and provocations does his theological legacy offer to contemporary work in Christian theology and ethics? This volume draws together leading international theologians to critically engage Bonhoeffer's Christology, harmartiology, ecclesiology and contributions to Christian-Jewish encounter.A collection of original scholarly reflections on the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and its relevance for ongoing discussions in theology and ethics

Bonhoeffer studies is at an exciting juncture. With the completion of the seventeen volume critical edition of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Werke in German and English, a new generation of scholars is reassessing his work with new eyes. They are finding him to be an invaluable interlocutor even given contemporary developments in theological and ethical debate. This next stage of Bonhoeffer scholarship requires deep textual analysis alongside critical and creative appropriation. These essays should be our guide. -Jennifer McBride, Wartburg College, USA

A brilliant and well edited collection of essays that touch on the topics at the heart of both current and historic Bonhoeffer research. -Ralf W?stenberg, University of Flensburg, Germany

For readers looking for guides through the bewildering array of interpretations of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life and thought, they could not do better than the group of scholars represented in this volume. These essays put into historical and intellectual context the import of Bonhoeffer's work for our own time and place. I would particularly recommend it for those teaching classes and seminars on the continuing legacy and relevance of Bonhoeffer in the twenty-first century. -Barry Harvey, Baylor University, USA

Introduction - Michael Mawson and Philip G. Ziegler, University of Aberdeen, UK.

1. The Role of Jesus Christ for Christian Theology - Christiane Tietz, University ls,