Reading Bonhoeffer in South Africa after the Transition to Democracy
Selected Essays
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Publisher: Peter Lang AG
ISBN: 9783631806302
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 13/01/2020
Width: 14.8 cm
Height: 21 cm
The German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life and theology played a significant role in the church and theological struggles against apartheid in South Africa. The essays in this book align itself with this historical trajectory, but especially address the question of Bonhoeffer's possible message and continuing legacy after the transition to democracy in South Africa. The essays argue that Bonhoeffer's work and witness still provides rich resources for a theological engagement with more contemporary challenges. In the process, it rethinks Bonhoeffer's understanding of time, the body, life together, responsibility, and being human.