Recovering the Ecumenical Bonhoeffer: Thinking after the Tradition [Hardcover]

In Recovering the Ecumenical Bonhoeffer, Javier Garcia explores the possibilities for Dietrich Bonhoeffers theology to revitalize interest in the ecumenical movement and Christian unity today. Although many commentators have lamented the waning interest in the ecumenical movement since the 1960s, the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017, coupled with recent in-roads such as the ecumenical efforts of Pope Francis, have opened new possibilities for the ecumenical project. In this context, Garcia presents Bonhoeffer as a helpful model for contemporary ecumenical dialogue. He finds important points of convergence between Bonhoeffer and Calvin, thereby establishing potential areas of rapprochement between the Lutheran and Reformed traditions. Beyond examining the state of ecumenism and unfolding the ecumenical promise of Bonhoeffers thought, Garcia assesses the future of ecumenical engagement in a secular age. Altogether, he proposes a recovery of the ecumenical Bonhoeffer for envisioning new possibilities for church unity in our day.Javier A. Garcia is assistant professor of religious studies and associate director of the William Penn honors program at George Fox University.

This book can be of significant help for pastors, theologians, and lay people who are interested in fundamental, historical, theological examples of greater openness and encounter. Highly recommend. Lutheran Quarterly

Bonhoeffers commitment to the ecumenical church, both in his life and thinking, is now drawing renewed interest from theologians around the world. Here is much-needed and impressive scholarship, a major resource for that interest and for all who long for the one Christ to take visible shape in his community. Keith W. Clements

This is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of Bonhoeffer's commitment and challenge to the ecumenical movement in its formative years. By focusing on the way in which Bonhl$