| Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Reality and Resistance Contributor(s): Rasmussen, Larry L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664230113 ISBN-13: 9780664230111 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $36.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: What led Dietrich Bonhoeffer to his momentous decision to be involved in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944? What is the relation between his resistance activities and his theological and ethical reflections? Exploring these intriguing and complex relationships in Bonhoeffer's life and thought during the turbulent 1930s and 1940s, Larry Rasmussen characterizes Bonhoeffer's resistance as an enactment of his Christology lived out with utter seriousness. Originally published in 1973 and now updated with a new introduction by the author, Rasmussen's Dietrich Bonhoeffer remains the defining study of Bonhoeffer's views of Jesus Christ, his ethics, and his resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005050957 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.08" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
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| Publisher Description: What led Dietrich Bonhoeffer to his momentous decision to be involved in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944? What is the relation between his resistance activities and his theological and ethical reflections? Exploring these and other intriguing and complex relationships in Bonhoeffer's life and throughout the turbulent 1930s and 1940s, Larry Rasmussen characterizes Bonhoeffer's resistance as an enactment of his Christology lived out with utter seriousness. Originally published in 1972 and now updated with a new introduction by the author, Dietrich Bonhoeffer remains the defining study of Bonhoeffer's views of Jesus Christ, his ethics, and his resistance against Hitler and the Nazi regime. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rasmussen, Larry L.: - Larry L. Rasmussen is Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He is the author of The Predicament of the Prosperous and Dietrich Bonhoeffer: His Significance for North Americans, both published by WJK. |