In this book, John W. de Gruchy explores the core questions Dietrich Bonhoeffer asked during his life and how each lead to further questions as part of an ongoing conversation with himself, with others, and with us today.

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de Gruchy, John W.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London, 2019

United States, United States of America

2020

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While in prison during the Third Reich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer raised several “core questions” in his correspondence with his close friend Eberhard Bethge: How shall future generations live? Who is Jesus Christ actually, for us, today? What does it mean to be truly human? And who am I? In Bonhoeffer's Questions, John W. de Gruchy explores the development of each question in the course of Bonhoeffer's life, how he attempted to answer them, and how each prompted further questions in an ongoing conversation with himself, with others, and now with us today. De Gruchy does this within the framework of his own life-long and life-changing conversation with Bonhoeffer in the context of South Africa from the beginning of the apartheid era to the present day. He also describes how he has come to know Bonhoeffer as a theological witness to Christ, a prophet of God's justice, and a Christian humanist before proceeding with a series of questions addressed to Bonhoeffer with the reader in mind. These range from the debate about God and the future of Christianity to the involvement of Christians and the church in political struggles today.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: The Conversation
Chapter One: Questions That Changed My Life
Chapter Two: Bonhoeffer’s Core Questions
Chapter Three: Participating in the Conversation
2: Who Is Bonhoeffer for Us Today?
Chapter Four: Theological Witness to Christ
Chapter Five: Prophet of God’s Justice and Peace
Chapter Six: Christian Humanist
3: Our Questions
Chapter Seven: Who Is God; How Do We Know; and Do We Need “Him”?
Chapter Eight: What Is a Christian, and Where Is the Church?
Chapter Nine: How Do Faith and Politics Mix?
Chapter Ten: How Do We Resist Tyranny and Build Democracy?
Postscript: One Last Question
Chronology
Bibliography
Index of Subjects
Index of Names
About the Author

"Dietrich Bonhoeffer raised several "core questions" in his prison correspondence with his close friend Eberhard Bethge. In Bonhoeffer's questions, John W. de Gruchy explores each each question and how they prompted further questions in an ongoing conversation with himself, others, and us today. He does this within the framework of his life-long and life-changing conversation with Bonhoeffer in the context of South Africa and describes how he has come to know Bonhoeffer as a witness to Christ, a prophet of God's justice, and a Christian humanist before proceeding with a series of questions addressed to Bonheoffer with the reader in mind." -- Publisher, page four of cover

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