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This study considers the influence of Martin Luther's theology on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, with particular reference to justification, ecclesiology, the doctrine of the two kingdoms, and political ethics.
List of contents
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: An Argument for Bonhoeffer Interpretation
- 1: On the Way toward Christocentrism
- 2: Christology in Conversation with Barth and the Lutheran Tradition
- 3: Caricatures of the Two Kingdoms
- 4: The Twofold Form of Christ: Bonhoeffer's Two-Kingdoms Thinking
- 5: Anabaptists and Peace
- 6: Lutheran Resistance Resources
- 7: Struggle and Resistance
- Bibliography
About the author
Michael P. DeJonge is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida, where he teaches on the history of Christian theology and topics in modern religious thought. His previous publications include Bonhoeffer's Theological Formation (2012) and The Bonhoeffer Reader (co-edited with Clifford J. Green; 2014).
Summary
This study considers the influence of Martin Luther's theology on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, with particular reference to justification, ecclesiology, the doctrine of the two kingdoms, and political ethics.
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DeJonges meticulously-researched, contextually-grounded analysis of Bonhoeffer's frequent appropriate of Luthers thought and specific Lutheran elements of his application of the biblical message to the mid-twentieth century world combines with the authors critical engagement with scholars who have minimized and misinterpreted Bonhoeffers deep immersion in the reformers theology. DeJonge confirms the estimation of Bonhoeffers own associates who recognized their friends appreciation of and reliance on Luthers thought in a clearly-stated, convincing argument. This volume offers sharper and deeper insights into Bonhoeffers ever more relevant assessment of the Christian gospel, the church, and society, and thus it points Bonhoeffer studies in new, exciting directions.
