Christ Existing in Ordinary: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Sanctification: Christ Existing in Ordinary

One task of any doctrine of sanctification is to attend to a theological rationale for the significance of a habitual and developing Christian life within a broader salvific economy. This article introduces the problem of claiming ‘ordinary’ life as the arena and instrument of God and distils three...

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Main Author: Knight, Mark 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2014]
In: International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 414-435
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Summary:One task of any doctrine of sanctification is to attend to a theological rationale for the significance of a habitual and developing Christian life within a broader salvific economy. This article introduces the problem of claiming ‘ordinary’ life as the arena and instrument of God and distils three elements of Bonhoeffer's early theology that might be employed to articulate a theology of sanctification as the counterpoint of justification: the realization of a new humanity in Christ that constitutes an ontology of justification; Christian devotion as the act of this new humanity in the Spirit; and the dynamic integrity accorded to historical existence.
ISSN:1468-2400
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12073