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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer's powerful critique of Germany's moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Bonhoeffer gradually recognized the ways in which the intellectual and religious traditions of his own class - the Bildungsburgertum - were enabling Nazi evil. In response, he offered a religiously inspired call to political opposition and Christian witness-which cost him his life. The author investigates Bonhoeffer's stance in terms of his confrontation with the legacy of Hegelianism and Neo-Rankeanism, and by highlighting Bonhoeffer's intellectual and spiritual journey, shows how his endeavor to politicially reeducate the German people must be examined in theological terms.Product Identifiers
PublisherBerghahn Books
ISBN-139781845455316
eBay Product ID (ePID)91329864
Product Key Features
Number of Pages324 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Reluctant Revolutionary: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Collision with Prusso-German History
Publication Year2009
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn A. Moses
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight553 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn A. Moses
TopicTheology, Christianity