Acknowledgments: Lori Brandt Hale and W. David Hall
Abbreviations
Introduction: Victoria J. Barnett
Section 1: Historical-Critical Interpretation
Chapter 1: Michael P. DeJonge, “The Church as an Agent of
Resistance in Bonhoeffer’s Political Theology.”
Chapter 2: Jens Zimmerman, “Recovering the Natural for Politics:
Bonhoeffer and the Natural Law Tradition.”
Chapter 3: W. David Hall, “Political Meditations in Confessional
Keys: The Political Theologies of Carl Schmitt, Walter Benjamin,
and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.”
Chapter 4: Robert Vosloo, “Bonhoeffer, the Discourses on Status
Confessionis in Apartheid South Africa, and Confessing the Faith
Anew.”
Section 2: Critical-Constructive Engagement
Chapter 5: Jennifer M. McBride and Thomas Fabisiak, “Bonhoeffer’s
Critique of Morality: A Theological Resource for Dismantling Mass
Incarceration.”
Chapter 6: Lori Brandt Hale, “The Interfaith Imperative: How
Bonhoeffer Compels Interfaith Action.”
Chapter 7: Lisa E. Dahill, “Self and Shadow: Bonhoeffer, Social
Location, and Gender as Genre.”
Chapter 8: Dianne P. Rayson, “Bonhoeffer in the Anthropocene:
Ecoethics and Earthly Christianity.”
Chapter 9: Karen V. Guth, “‘Heritage Not Hate’ or ‘Heritage and
Decay’?: Lessons for White Christians from Dietrich Bonhoeffer on
the Confederate Monuments Debate.”
Section 3: Constructive-Practical Application
Chapter 10: John W. Matthews, “The Deed is an Important Medium of
Christ’s Reconciling Presence.”
Chapter 11: Paul Lutter, “Between Sundays: What the Church is
For.”
Chapter 12: Jeffrey C. Pugh, “Bonhoeffer in Charlottesville.”
Index
About the Contributors
Lori Brandt Hale is professor and chair of religion at Augsburg
University and co-author of Bonhoeffer for Armchair
Theologians.
W. David Hall is W. George Matton professor of religion and
philosophy at Centre College and author of Paul Ricoeur and the
Poetic Imperative: The Creative Tension Between Love and Justice.
An incisive collection of essays by leading Bonhoeffer scholars on
a controversial theme in Bonhoeffer's legacy at a time in global
history when his relevance is once again of critical significance
for Christian witness across the globe.
*John de Gruchy, University of Cape Town*
Readers looking for expert and impassioned guidance in their effort
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important aspects of the ongoing reception of Bonhoeffer in the
American scene in particular.
*Philip G. Ziegler, University of Aberdeen*
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theology, and Political Resistance is a fresh,
timely and cutting-edge collection of essays that deal with the
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racial injustice in South Africa, and confederate monuments in
Virginia. Whether established or emerging interpreters of
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tasks. In the welter of competing attempts to establish
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apart and demands our attention.
*Stephen Haynes, Rhodes College*
Carefully distinguishing between political theology and
“politicized” theology throughout, this volume provides a
multipronged articulation of the enduring legacy of Dietrich
Bonhoeffer. It is a labor of love and acumen by many of the leading
international scholars who have dwelled with Bonhoeffer’s work the
longest. Their clarity and steadfastness are a fitting tribute to
Bonhoeffer with topics ranging from the historical to the
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Bonhoeffer’s opposition to the Nazified church to the present-day
theo-political responses to mass incarceration, the rise of the
“Alt-right,” and other pressing issues and movements of our time.
In a time desperately calling out for courage and prophetic
witness, this book will inspire and challenge you by Bonhoeffer all
over again.
*Jeffrey W. Robbins, Lebanon Valley College, author of Radical
Democracy and Political Theology*
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