A Theology of Life: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Religionless Christianity
Godsey, John D., Interpretation
A Theology of Life: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Religionless Christianity, by Ralf K Wustenberg. Translated by Doug Stott. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids,1998. 207pp. $20.00. ISBN 0-8028-4266-6.
BONHOEFFER'S TANTALIZING THOUGHTS in his later prison letters about a "nonreligious interpretation of biblical concepts" for a "world come of age" are rigorously explored in this volume. Wustenberg sets forth his research and findings in three chapters. The first examines Bonhoeffer's understanding of "religion" throughout his writings and concludes that he never developed a fixed concept or theory of religion but used the word somewhat loosely in varying contexts. The second investigates the origins …
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Publication information:
Article title: A Theology of Life: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Religionless Christianity.
Contributors: Godsey, John D. - Author.
Journal title: Interpretation.
Volume: 53.
Issue: 2
Publication date: April 1999.
Page number: 208.
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