Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a Theology of the Exception

Kevin O’Farrell

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
28 December 2023

Christian theology; Theology

Series: T&T Clark New Studies in Bonhoeffer’s Theology and Ethics

Engaging with the many debates about the meaning and character of Bonhoeffer’s late resistance theology and action, particularly as it relates to his participation in the attempted coup d'état against Hitler, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a Theology of the Exception attends to Bonhoeffer’s understanding of the exception. Resisting the common reduction of the exception to a political or ethical concept, O'Farrell argues that the exception for Bonhoeffer is an extraordinary moment in history that disarms persons, impinging on one’s understanding of politics and ethics.

Through a wide engagement with the Bonhoeffer corpus, this book claims that this leads to distinctive narrations of key concepts in Bonhoeffer’s corpus: responsibility, the free venture, simple obedience, and action beyond the law. It also offers a different portrait of Bonhoeffer to contemporary narrations. The Bonhoeffer that emerges is neither a Niebuhrian realist, a pacifist, or a religious fanatic, but one who is impelled to act apart from the law without this action becoming arbitrary. This Bonhoeffer provides a hopeful political witness that seeks a world beyond the conflicts and divisions of this age.

By: Kevin O’Farrell
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780567709394
ISBN 10: 0567709396
Series: T&T Clark New Studies in Bonhoeffer’s Theology and Ethics
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 28 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter One: Bonhoeffer and the Exception in Contemporary Theology Chapter Two: Reading Bonhoeffer’s Life and Thought: Hermeneutical Questions Chapter Three: Bonhoeffer on History and the Moment Chapter Four: Reading the Exception in “History and Good [2]” Chapter Five: The Politics of Extraordinary Freedom Chapter Six: The Dismantling, Reconciliation, and Future of the Law Conclusion Bibliography Index

Kevin O’Farrell is Director of Theological Education & Engagement at Joni and Friends, USA.

Reviews for Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a Theology of the Exception

Bonhoeffer’s involvement in the plot to kill Hitler has been one of the most discussed and contested aspects of his witness. Kevin O’Farrell deftly shows us why so much of that attention is misguided wish-fulfilment. Bonhoeffer was neither a freewheeling existentialist nor a heroic warrior against evil. He was a theologian first and foremost who saw that faithful Christian action is oriented by a fundamentally Christocentric logic through which the vagaries of history and the violence within it are revealed in a totally unexpected light. * Brian Brock, University of Aberdeen, UK *