No Difference in the Fare: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Problem of Racism - Softcover

Young, Josiah Ulysses

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802844650 ISBN 13: 9780802844651

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1998

Synopsis

Studies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer often note that he fought against racism, but few books have made, as this one does, the problem of racism the focus of Bonhoeffer scholarship. Working from an African-American perspective, Josiah Young shows how Bonhoeffer's thought is inimical to racist views and how it promotes a just and loving way of life that embraces diverse groups of people.

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From Library Journal

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45), a sophisticated theologian influenced by his acquaintances with Adolf von Harnack and Reinhold Niebuhr and his knowledge of Karl Barth's theology, possessed a Christian ethic that eventually led to his execution for plotting against Hitler's life. Heeding his personal calling, he went beyond his role as minister, seminary head, and up-and-coming scholar in order to take up the cause of downtrodden Jews in Germany, the sick, the wronged, the outcast, and all who are tortured with anxiety. Here, Young (theology, Wesley Theological Sem.) examines Bonhoeffer's theological understanding of the race problem and how he became aware of it in the context of American history. A work of theology with deep practical applications; recommended for seminary libraries and academic subject collections.?George Westerlund, Providence P.L., RI
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Edition details

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0802844650
• ISBN 13: 9780802844651
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 178