Interpreting Bonhoeffer: Historical Perspectives, Emerging Issues

by Guy C. Carter, Clifford J. Green

Overview

In the early twenty-first century, interest in the life and work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is increasing significantly. In this environment, how should we understand and interpret Bonhoeffer? Interpreting Bonhoeffer explores the many questions surrounding the complexities of Bonhoeffer's life, work, and historical context and what they might mean for how we understand and interpret Bonhoeffer now and in the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451465419
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Guy C. Carter has taught at St. Peter's University and is a regular speaker and presenter in the fields of Christian history and theology. He earned his Ph.D. from Marquette University.

Clifford J. Green is professor emeritus of theology, Hartford Seminary, Connecticut, and author of numerous works on Bonhoeffer. He is the executive director of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works.

Table of Contents

Editors' Foreword Clifford J. Green Guy C. Carter xi

Abbreviations xv

Part I Interpretation from Historical Perspectives

A Bonhoeffer and Public Ethics in Six Nations, 1945-2010

1 Inspiration, Controversy, Legacy: Responses to Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Three Germanys Wolfgang Huber 3

2 Bonhoeffer and Public Ethics: South Africa Notes John W. de Gruchy 15

3 Public Ethics and the Reception of Bonhoeffer in Britain Keith Clements 25

4 Bonhoeffer and Public Ethics in the USA Larry Rasmussen 35

5 Bonhoeffer and Public Ethics from the Perspective of Brazil Carlos Ribeiro Caldas, Filho 39

6 Bonhoeffer's Social Ethics and Its Influences in Japan Kazuaki Yamasaki 47

B Translation as Interpretation

7 Cultural Elements in Theology and Language: Translation as Interpretation Hans Pfeifer 61

8 Discovering Bonhoeffer in Translation: New Insights from the Bonhoeffer Works, English Edition Reinhard Krauss 71

9 Bringing Voice to Life: Bonhoeffer's Spirituality in Translation Lisa E. Dahill 79

C Historians Interpreting Bonhoeffer

10 The Bonhoeffer Legacy as Work-in-Progress: Reflections on a Fragmentary Series Victoria J. Barnett 93

11 The American Protestant Theology Bonhoeffer Encountered Gary Dorrien 101

12 Contextualizing Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Nazism, the Churches, and the Question of Silence Doris L. Bergen 111

13 Dietrich Bonhoeffer in History: Does Our Bonhoeffer Still Offend? Robert P. Ericksen 127

14 Bonhoeffer and Corning to Terms with Protestant Complicity in the Holocaust, 1945-50 Matthew D. Hockenos 135

Part II Emerging Issues of Interpretation

D New Research in Text and Context

15 Reading Discipleship and Ethics Together: Implications for Ethics and Public Life Florian Schmitz 147

16 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Black Christ Reggie L. Williams 155

17 Church for Others: Bonhoeffer, Paul, and the Critique of Empire Brigitte Kahl 169

E New Theological Issues and Interpretations

18 Bonhoeffer's Strong Christology in the Context of Religious Pluralism Christiane Tietz 181

19 Bonhoeffer from the Perspective of Intellectual History Michael P. Dejonge 197

20 Bonhoeffer's Contribution to a New Christian Paradigm Clifford J. Green 205

Epilogue

21 Bonhoeffer: Theologian, Activist, Educator. Challenges for the Church of the Coming Generations Samuel Wells 219

Afterword: Busso von Alvensleben, German Consul General, New York 235

Contributors 737

Index 245