Die besondere Kontur von Bonhoeffers Mystik. Thomas von Kempen als spiritueller Impulsgeber Dietrich Bonhoeffers

This essay aims at corroborating the thesis that Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s spirituality contains a mystical dimension owing its characteristics to Thomas à Kempis’ Imitatio Christi. First the role of the Imitation of Christ in Bonhoeffer’s life and work is explained. A second part shows concrete substan...

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Main Author: Zimmerling, Peter 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: De Gruyter 2017
In: Evangelische Theologie
Year: 2017, Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 6-18
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945 / Thomas, von Kempen 1379-1471, De imitatione Christi / Spirituality
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
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Summary:This essay aims at corroborating the thesis that Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s spirituality contains a mystical dimension owing its characteristics to Thomas à Kempis’ Imitatio Christi. First the role of the Imitation of Christ in Bonhoeffer’s life and work is explained. A second part shows concrete substantial parallels between Bonhoeffer and Thomas à Kempis, primarily based on citations from Bonhoeffer’s oeuvre. Finally the essay tries to sketch the specific mystical pro­file of Bonhoeffer’s spirituality. A short review of the history of research precedes each part.
ISSN:2198-0470
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelische Theologie
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.14315/evth-2017-0104