Bonhoeffer and Contemporary Challenges
Crisis and Hope
Dr Michael Mawson editor Dr Dianne Rayson editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:19th Feb '26
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This edited collection of essays draws on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology and ethics to engage with contemporary crises.
The world is in a state of crisis. How can engaging Dietrich Bonhoeffer help with understanding and negotiating some of the many challenges that we are facing today?
Bonhoeffer wrote much of his theology during a time of intense upheaval. He developed his rich contributions to theology and ethics in the context of National Socialism and during the Second World War.
This collection of essays draws together the work of established and emerging scholars to engage Bonhoeffer and the present crises. Some chapters explore how Bonhoeffer’s theology helps us understand and respond to the legacies of colonialism and systemic racism. Other chapters tackle the climate emergency, political authoritarianism, and modern conflicts through Bonhoeffer’s timeless insights.
With contributions from around the globe, including philosophers, theologians, pastors and activists, this volume is essential for those looking for a theological path through today’s divided world.
Eighty years after his tragic death, Bonhoeffer’s legacy continues to challenge and inspire us through a new generation of scholars who help us discern who Christ is for us today in a complex world of pain and suffering. Such voices keep hope alive when tempted to despair. * John W. de Gruchy, University of Cape Town, South Africa *
This collection of essays from the fourteenth gathering of the International Bonhoeffer Society comes at a critical moment in world history. The theme of this work speaks to the direction of the ideas collected here, and their yield is both troubling and deeply insightful. This collection is an example of timely, relevant scholarship by top scholars thinking through the meaning of Bonhoeffer’s legacy for our time. * Reggie Williams, Saint Louis University, USA *
This is an extraordinarily rich collection of essays, in which a diverse group of leading theologians think with and beyond Bonhoeffer to address the multifaceted challenges – ecological, political, intellectual and spiritual – of the contemporary world. It demonstrates how Bonhoeffer’s life and thought continue to draw attention from new generations of scholars, to enable new insights, and to inform debates that he could never have foreseen. The authors take Bonhoeffer seriously in his own context in order to be able to take Christian theology seriously in ours. * Rachel Muers, University of Edinburgh, UK *
ISBN: 9780567720535
Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 26mm
Weight: 800g
384 pages