Interpreting the Divine Mandates in a Bonhoeffer Moment
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has led many political commentators to declare a "Bonhoeffer moment." But the meaning of this "Bonhoeffer moment" is unclear. Our understanding of a Bonhoeffer moment is advanced by attending to Bonhoeffer's conc...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Political theology
Anno: 2019, Volume: 20, Fascicolo: 7, Pagine: 574-594 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945
/ Resistenza
/ Dio
/ Mandato parlamentare
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | CB Esistenza cristiana CG Cristianesimo e politica KAJ Età contemporanea KDD Chiesa evangelica NCD Etica politica |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
divine mandates
B Political Resistance B Donald Trump B Bonhoeffer B Bonhoeffer moment B Dietrich |
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| Riepilogo: | The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has led many political commentators to declare a "Bonhoeffer moment." But the meaning of this "Bonhoeffer moment" is unclear. Our understanding of a Bonhoeffer moment is advanced by attending to Bonhoeffer's conception of the divine mandates, which are central to his account of political resistance and to his understanding of how societies can break down. The divine mandates constitute the forms of ethical life that gives substance to our lives in society, and a Bonhoeffer moment is a time to reflect on the basic structures that keep chaos and tyranny at bay. This framework serves as a warning against uses of Bonhoeffer's legacy that risk destroying the very social structures that he saw as indispensable to the well-being of society across time. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2019.1588493 |
