Act and Being (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Vol. 2) - Hardcover

Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Gerhard Ludwig Muller; Albrecht Schonherr; Hans-Richard Reuter; Geffrey B. Kelly

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9780800683023: Act and Being (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Vol. 2)
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ISBN 10: 0800683021 ISBN 13: 9780800683023
Publisher: Fortress Press, 1996

Synopsis

Act and Being, written in 1929--1930 as Bonhoeffer's second dissertation, deals with the questions of consciousness and conscience in theology from the perspective of the Reformation insight about the origin of human sinfulness in the "heart turned in upon itself and thus open neither to the revelation of God nor to the encounter with the neighbor." Here, therefore, we find Bonhoeffer's thoughts about power, revelation, Otherness, theological method, and theological anthropology.

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About the Authors

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the most significant Protestant theologians of the twentieth century, a legacy sealed by his imprisonment in a German concentration camp and eventual execution. His resistance against Nazism and pivotal role in the Confessing Church movement have been key points of illumination for many on the nature of Christian political witness and action. Millions have been inspired by his rich reflections on the Christian life, especially his beloved works on discipleship and ethics. As a professor, seminary leader, and ecumenical theologian, Bonhoeffer's work also profoundly shaped academic theology, especially systematic theology, and the life of the church.



Wayne Whitson Floyd is Visiting Professor of Theology and Director of the Bonhoeffer Center, Luther Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He is General Editor of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, English Edition, and Canon Theologian at Cathedral Church of St. Stephen, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.



Martin Rumscheidtis an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada and retired professor of historical theology at the University of Windsor, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Charles University, Prague. He is the translator of Act and Being (1996)in Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, English edition, and cotranslator with the late Barbara Rumscheidt of Soelle"s Against the Wind (1999) and The Silent Cry.

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Publisher
Fortress Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0800683021
ISBN 13 
9780800683023
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256
Editor
Wayne Whitson, Jr. Floyd
Rating
  • 3.90 out of 5 stars
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