Prophecy, Protest and Public Theology: The Relevance of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Prophetic Mandate in Today’s Post-truth World
German pastor, theologian and martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), maintained that in situations of rampant injustice, Christians are commanded by Christ to love their neighbour by taking a stand against evil. Bonhoeffer’s life and legacy remind us that Christian compassion is obliged to express...
| Published in: | Journal of European Baptist Studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Baptist Theological Study Centre
[2020]
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Journal of European Baptist Studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 102-112 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945
/ Topicality
/ Public theology
/ Prophecy
/ Protest
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Protest
B Post-truth B Bonhoeffer B Prophecy |
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| Summary: | German pastor, theologian and martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), maintained that in situations of rampant injustice, Christians are commanded by Christ to love their neighbour by taking a stand against evil. Bonhoeffer’s life and legacy remind us that Christian compassion is obliged to express itself in protest, active resistance and civil disobedience — in other words, by ‘putting a spoke in the wheel of injustice’. In this article I will explore how Bonhoeffer’s life and legacy can help Christians to discover their public witness to the world in terms of prophetic protest. |
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| ISSN: | 1804-6444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of European Baptist Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25782/jebs.v20i2.318 |