Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Christian Humanism

by Jens Zimmermann

Jens Zimmermann locates Bonhoeffer within the Christian humanist tradition extending back to patristic theology. He begins by explaining Bonhoeffer's own use of the term humanism (and Christian humanism), and considering how his criticism of liberal Protestant theology prevents him from articulating his own theology rhetorically as a Christian humanism. He then provides an in-depth portrayal of Bonhoeffer's theological anthropology and establishes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198832567
• ISBN13: 9780198832560
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"