Standing under the Cross: Essays on Bonhoeffers Theology

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Establishing the complexity and richness of Bonhoeffers engagements with the cross over the breadth of his theological corpus, Michael Mawson also draws on Bonhoeffer's theology to engage more recent debates, examining how one can use it to engage with a modern world changed by a pandemic and devastating ecological incidences. Bonhoeffer wrote much of theology in response to theological and political crises in his own time and this book argues that his thinking can thus provide valuable insights for negotiating some of the crises confronting us. The three parts of this book each focus on distinct areas of Bonhoeffers theology of the cross., from hermeneutics to themes of suffering through to a focus on Bonhoeffer's engagement with community and discipleship. While previous scholars have focused on one (or sometimes two) of these areas, this book attends to the dense and complex ways in which these aspects of Bonhoeffers thinking work together.

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In Dietrich Bonhoeffer studies it is common to use the expression, Thinking with and beyond Bonhoeffer. This selection of essays by one of the fields leading scholars is a study in the meaning of that phrase. The range of topics and scholars that Mawson engages here demonstrates dexterity with Bonhoeffers thought allows for a very rich and constructive engagement with him. * Reggie L. Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary, USA *
Mawsons Standing under the Cross presents a collection of excellent essays on Bonhoeffers theology that vividly reminds us that doing theology in our trying times means living the truth in love, with courage and joy. Through a passionate, creative, and scholarly conversation with Bonhoeffer, these essays open fresh perspectives on themes such as reading and embodying Scripture, vulnerable bodily life and grace, and community and cruciform living. Highly recommended! * Robert Vosloo, Stellenbosch University, South Africa *
Mawson has journeyed with Bonhoeffer for two decades, across continents, through his academic career and lifelong ministry. This latest work demonstrates his long-term scholarship on Bonhoeffer and his critics, including contemporary works that engage important issues with which good theology must wrestle. As Mawson demonstrates, Bonhoeffer provides a hermeneutical key to do so. This important book deserves the wide readership it will attract largely because of Mawsons attentive scholarship and his clear and accessible writing. * Dianne Rayson, Pacific Theological College, Fiji *

Author Bio

Michael Mawson is Pakeha theologian and the Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor of Theological and Religious Studies at the University of Aukland, New Zealand.