Reclaiming Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Promise of His Theology
Reclaiming
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is certain to inspire a new consideration of
Bonhoeffer's place in contemporary Christian theology. In this
groundbreaking study, Charles Marsh offers a new way of reading Dietrich
Bonhoeffer - a theologian who was executed for his role in the
resistance against Hitler and the Nazis. Focusing on Bonhoeffer's
extensive philosophical interests, Marsh examines his work in the
context of the German philosophical tradition, from Kant through Hegel
to Heidegger. With an eye on the contemporary debate about the self and
community, Marsh argues that Bonhoeffer's description of human identity
offers a compelling alternative to post-Kantian conceptions of selfhood.
By evaluating Bonhoeffer's writings against the background of modern
German philosophy, Marsh shows that Bonhoeffer, while working within the
boundaries of Karl Barth's theology, provides both a powerful critique
and an innovative redescription of the tradition of transcendental
subjectivity. Attentive to past scholarly endeavors as well as to recent
conversations in critical theory, philosophical hermeneutics, and
systematic theology, this fresh and original study of Bonhoeffer will
undoubtedly provoke important discussion not only in the theological
academy and the church, but also in the broader forums of intellectual
life. Offering the most in-depth scholarly study of Bonhoeffer in nearly
twenty years, this book successfully reclaims his promise for
contemporary theological inquiry.
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