The reluctant revolutionary: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's collision with Prusso-German history

The "peculiarity" of German political culture -- Bonhoeffer's formation -- The problem of anti-semitism in Germany from Luther to Hitler -- Bonhoeffer's opening to the west and the involvement in ecumenism -- The church struggle to 1937 -- The ethics of conspiracy -- Bonhoeffer a...

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Main Author: Moses, John Anthony 1930- (Author)
Contributors: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY [u.a.] Berghahn Books 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:The reluctant revolutionary. Dietrich Bonhoeffer's collision with Prusso-German history. By John A. Moses. Pp. xxi+298. New York–Oxford: Berghahn, 2009. £55. 978 1 84545 531 6 (2010) (Railton, Nicholas M.)
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945 / Political culture / Protestantism / Political ethics
B Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945 / Educated class / Protestantism / Political culture
Further subjects:B Church and state History 1933-1945 Germany
B Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945
B Bonhoeffer, Dietrich (1906-1945)
B Church and state (Germany) History 1933-1945
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Summary:The "peculiarity" of German political culture -- Bonhoeffer's formation -- The problem of anti-semitism in Germany from Luther to Hitler -- Bonhoeffer's opening to the west and the involvement in ecumenism -- The church struggle to 1937 -- The ethics of conspiracy -- Bonhoeffer and the Jewish question -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer as critic of his class in retrospect -- The post-war confrontation with the Nazi past
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [273] - 289) and index
ISBN:1845455312