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Attacks on Christendom in a World Come of Age - Kierkegaard, Bonhoeffer, and the Question of "Religionless Christianity" (Microfilm, New)
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Attacks on Christendom in a World Come of Age - Kierkegaard, Bonhoeffer, and the Question of "Religionless Christianity" (Microfilm, New)
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Description: Though Soren Kierkegaard and Dietrich Bonhoeffer both
made considerable contributions to twentieth-century thought, they
are rarely considered together. Against Kierkegaard's melancholic
individual, Bonhoeffer stands as the champion of the church and
community. In Attacks on Christendom, Matthew D. Kirkpatrick
challenges these stereotypical readings of these two vital
thinkers. Through an analysis of such concepts as epistemology,
ethics, Christology, and ecclesiology, Kirkpatrick reveals
Kierkegaard's significant influence on Bonhoeffer throughout his
work. Kirkpatrick shows that Kierkegaard underlies not only
Bonhoeffer's spirituality but also his concepts of knowledge,
being, and community. So important is this relationship that it was
through Kierkegaard's powerful representation of Abraham and Isaac
that Bonhoeffer came to adhere to an ethic that led to his
involvement in the assassination attempts against Hitler. However,
this relationship is by no means one-sided. Attacks on Christendom
argues for the importance of Bonhoeffer as an interpreter of
Kierkegaard, drawing Kierkegaard's thought into his own unique
context, forcing Kierkegaard to answer very different questions.
Bonhoeffer helps in converting the obscure, obdurate Dane into a
thinker for his own, unique age. Both Kierkegaard and Bonhoeffer
have been criticized and misunderstood for their final works that
lay bare the religious climates of their nations. In the final
analysis, Attacks on Christendom argues that these works are not
unfortunate endings to their careers, but rather their fulfilment,
drawing together the themes that had been brewing throughout their
work. Endorsements: ""Kierkegaard and Bonhoeffer are undoubtedly
two of the greatest figures of modern theology, and there has been
much speculation and suggestion as to the influence of the one on
the other. However, Kirkpatrick is the first to have documented the
scope of Bonhoeffer's reading of Kierkegaard and laid the
foundations for a proper scholarly assessment of their
relationship, including recognition of their differences. But he
does more than this, since he goes on to explore the interweaving
of shared themes in their two bodies of work and to show how they
combine to offer both a powerful critique of conventional
Christianity and a vision for the renewal of Christian
discipleship. Kirkpatrick's work is an excellent example of how to
combine Christian commitment and scholarly rigor and may be
strongly commended to all contemporary Christians who are seriously
concerned about the church's uncertain, intellectual response to
modernity."" --George Pattison Christ Church, Oxford ""Finally we
have a book on Kierkegaard and Bonhoeffer that reflects a
comprehensive study of both men, thereby providing a solid basis
for future research in the area as well as identifying in the two a
powerful, shared voice for speaking to today's world."" --Andrew J.
Burgess Professor of Philosophy Emeritus The University of New
Mexico About the Contributor(s): Matthew D. Kirkpatrick is tutor in
Theology and Ethics at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford.
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