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...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Baptist Theological Study Centre
[2020]
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Journal of European Baptist Studies
Año: 2020, Volumen: 20, Número: 2, Páginas: 102-112 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945
/ Actualidad
/ Teología pública
/ Profecía
/ Protesto
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CG Cristianismo y política CH Cristianismo y sociedad KAJ Época contemporánea KDD Iglesia evangélica |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Protesto
B Post-truth B Bonhoeffer B Prophecy |
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| Sumario: | 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 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of European Baptist Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25782/jebs.v20i2.318 |