This latest volume in the ever-popular WJK Armchair series turns its sights on contemporary theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945). Born in Breslau, Germany, Bonhoeffer led quite an intriguing life. This book, with dozens of illustrations by artist Ron Hill, highlights Bonhoeffer's background and theological education; his time at Union Seminary in New York City; his involvement in the resistance movement against Adolf Hitler; and his participation in the plot to assassinate Hitler.Written by experts but designed for the novice, the Armchair series provides accurate, concise, and witty overviews of some of the most profound moments and theologians in Christian history. These books are essential supplements for first-time encounters with primary texts, lucid refreshers for scholars and clergy, and enjoyable reads for the theologically curious.
Stephen R. Haynes Reihenfolge der Bücher
Stephen R. Haynes ist ein Professor für Religionswissenschaften, dessen Werk tiefgreifende Fragen der menschlichen Erfahrung und ihrer Verbindung zum Glauben erforscht. Seine Forschung befasst sich mit komplexen Themen wie dem Holocaust, der vielfältigen Rezeption der Bibel und dem Streben nach Versöhnung, sowie dem Zusammenspiel von Religion und Sucht. Haynes untersucht auch kritisch historische und religiöse Rechtfertigungen für Ungerechtigkeit und analysiert die Dynamik jüdisch-christlicher Beziehungen. Sein Engagement für Bildung und Reflexion erstreckt sich auch auf seine Leitung eines geisteswissenschaftlichen Programms in einer Strafvollzugsanstalt.


- 2009
- 1999
The death of God movement and the Holocaust
- 176 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
The Death of God theologians represented one of the most influential religious movements that emerged of the 1960s, a decade in which the discipline of theology underwent revolutionary change. Although they were from different traditions, utilized varied methods of analysis, and focused on culture in distinctive ways, the four religious thinkers who sparked radical theology―Thomas Altizer, William Hamilton, Richard Rubenstein, and Paul Van Buren―all considered the Holocaust as one of the main challenges to the Christian faith. Thirty years later, a symposium organized by the American Academy of Religion revisited the Death of God movement by asking these four radical theologians to reflect on how awareness of the Holocaust affected their thinking, not only in the 1960s but also in the 1990s. This edited volume brings together their essays, along with responses by other noted scholars who offer critical commentary on the movement's impact, legacy, and relationship to the Holocaust.