Reading from the Underside of Selfhood

by Lisa E. Dahill

Book Overview

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's example of self-sacrificing discipleship has for over fifty years inspired Christians around the world in both their resistance to evil and their devotion to Jesus Christ. Yet for some readers--particularly those who suffer trauma, abuse, and other forms of violence--Bonhoeffer's insistence on self-sacrifice, on becoming a "person for others," may prove more harmful than liberating. For those already socialized into self-abnegation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556354258
• ISBN13: 9781556354250
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"