Dietrich Bonhoeffers Contribution to the Discussion on the Authority of the Bible in the Church
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WOLFGANG KLAUSNITZER
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Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
ABSTRACT How should we commemorate Bonhoeffer in this anniversary year of his execution? While Bonhoeffer's legacy has been contested, especially in German theology, and his theological influence has declined, we continue to be fascinated by him as a person. Bonhoeffer's life and death is a paradigm of the right relationship between faith and practice, i.e. of discipleship. This can be linked to developments in biblical hermeneutics that stress the original context of the text and the need for a response by the reader to bring out its relevance. Bonhoeffer's ecumenical significance is evidenced by his affinity to Karl Rahner - both affirmed the prior unacknowledged presence of Christ in the secular world - and to the Ignatian Exercises. ABSTRACT How should we commemorate Bonhoeffer in this anniversary year of his execution? While Bonhoeffer's legacy has been contested, especially in German theology, and his theological influence has declined, we continue to be fascinated by him as a person. Bonhoeffer's life and death is a paradigm of the right relationship between faith and practice, i.e. of discipleship. This can be linked to developments in biblical hermeneutics that stress the original context of the text and the need for a response by the reader to bring out its relevance. Bonhoeffer's ecumenical significance is evidenced by his affinity to Karl Rahner - both affirmed the prior unacknowledged presence of Christ in the secular world - and to the Ignatian Exercises.
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Date of Publication
2006
Physical description
155-166
Title
Ecclesiology
Volume Number
2/2
International Standard Serial Number
1745-5316
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KEYWORDS biblical hermeneutics, Confessing Church, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ignatian Exercises, Karl Rahner