Bonhoeffer for armchair theologians
By: Stephen R. Haynes, Lori Brandt Hale.
Contributors: Hale, Lori Brandt.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Armchair series
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Louisville, KY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780664230104
Subjects: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, -- 1906-1945
Description: This latest volume in the ever-popular WJK Armchair series turns its sights on contemporary theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945). Born in Breslau, Germany, Bonhoeffer led quite an intriguing life. This book, with dozens of illustrations by artist Ron Hill, highlights Bonhoeffer's background and theological education; his time at Union Seminary in New York City; his involvement in the resistance movement against Adolf Hitler; and his participation in the plot to assassinate Hitler. Bonhoeffer was imprisoned by the Nazis, who hanged him in 1945 but, thankfully, his ideas did not die with him. His life and thought continue to have an enduring impact on Christianity today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Life; title: Christ existing as community; title: Costly grace; title: Stellvertretung and ethics as formation; title: Religionless Christianity; title: Legacy.