The Reluctant Revolutionary - Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Collision with Prusso-German History (Hardcover)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer's powerful critique of Germany's moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Bonhoeffer gradually recognized the ways in which the intellectual and religious traditions of his own class - the Bildungsburgertum - were enabling Nazi evil. In response, he offered a religiously inspired call to political opposition and Christian witness-which cost him his life. The author investigates Bonhoeffer's stance in terms of his confrontation with the legacy of Hegelianism and Neo-Rankeanism, and by highlighting Bonhoeffer's intellectual and spiritual journey, shows how his endeavor to politicially reeducate the German people must be examined in theological terms.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2009
Authors:	John A. Moses
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	324
ISBN-13:	978-1-84545-531-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	1-84545-531-2
Barcode:	9781845455316

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