The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Michael Mawson (Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor at the University of Auckland/Waipapa Taumata Rau, New Zealand, and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa) Philip G. Ziegler (Professor of Christian Dogmatics, Professor of Christian Dogmatics, University of Aberdeen)

The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Michael Mawson (Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor at the University of Auckland/Waipapa Taumata Rau, New Zealand, and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa), Philip G. Ziegler (Professor of Christian Dogmatics, Professor of Christian Dogmatics, University of Aberdeen)

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Oxford University Press
25 January 2024

Philosophy of religion; Religious ethics; Religion & politics; Christianity; Christian theology

Series: Oxford Handbooks

This volume provides a comprehensive resource for those wishing to understand the German theologian, pastor, and resistance conspirator Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) and his writings. During his lifetime he made important contributions to many of the major areas of theology: ecclesiology, creation, Christology, discipleship, and ethics. The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer surveys, assesses, and presents the field of research and debates of Bonhoeffer and his legacy, as well as of previous Bonhoeffer scholarship. Featuring contributions from leading Bonhoeffer scholars, historians, theologians, and ethicists, many essays draw attention to Bonhoeffer's positive contributions, while several essays also identify limits and problems with his thinking as it stands.

Divided into five parts, the first section provides a detailed outline of Bonhoeffer's biography and the contexts that gave rise to his theology. The contributors explore the dynamic relationship between Bonhoeffer's life and theology. Section two provides rigorous engagements with and assessments of Bonhoeffer's theology on its own terms. Part three demonstrates how Bonhoeffer's ethical claims and engagements are deeply integrated with theological commitments. The fourth section showcases some of the best work drawing upon Bonhoeffer for engaging contemporary challenges, including feminism, race, public theology in South Africa, and contemporary philosophy. In recent decades, Bonhoeffer's theology has provoked significant critical reflection on social and cultural issues. The essays in this section exemplify how his writings can continue to contribute to such reflection today. The fifth and final section consists of essays on resources for the contemporary study of Bonhoeffer and his theology, including sources and texts, biographies and portraits, and readings and receptions. These essays also address pressing historiographical issues and problems surrounding writing about Bonhoeffer's life and theology. This authoritative collection draws together and assesses the very best of existing research on Bonhoeffer and promotes new avenues for research on Bonhoeffer.

Edited by: Michael Mawson (Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor at the University of Auckland/Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State South Africa), Philip G. Ziegler (Professor of Christian Dogmatics, Professor of Christian Dogmatics, University of Aberdeen)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 880g
ISBN: 9780198904007
ISBN 10: 0198904002
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Mawson is the Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor at the University of Auckland/Waipapa Taumata Rau, New Zealand, and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa. He is the author of Christ Existing as Community: Bonhoeffer's Ecclesiology (2018) and Standing Under the Cross: Essays on Bonhoeffer's Theology (2023). Philip G. Ziegler is Professor of Christian Dogmatics at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of Doing Theology When God is Forgotten: The Theological Achievement of Wolf Krötke (2007) and Militant Grace: The Apocalyptic Turn and the Future of Christian Theology (2018). He is a General Secretary of the Karl Barth Society of North America, and has served on the executive committee of the English language section of the International Bonhoeffer Society.

Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

One may, of course, pick and choose which topics in the book serve one's particular research and teaching interests, but all of the essays are worthy of attention. It is a handsome volume with a highly readable layout... Therefore, for anyone... especially for those who teach Bonhoeffer, this is an invaluable addition to their Bonhoeffer library. * Nancy Duff, Retired Professor of Christian Ethics, East Windsor, NJ, USA, Theology Today * This volume is excellent. The individual essays are of a high quality, and the book's cumulative value as a resource for studying Bonhoeffer will not soon be matched. * Sean Hayden, Review and Expositor *