Bonhoeffer and Christology: Revisiting Chalcedon

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The key question this volume addresses is 'how does Bonhoeffer's thought help to re(dis)cover the doctrine of Christ's two natures and one person and understand and renew it in its significance for a modern post-metaphysical and secular world The volume takes a fresh look at Dietrich Bonhoeffers Christology and brings it into a fruitful dialogue with current Christological debates. In a multi-perspectival, pluralistic world, Bonhoeffers thinking offers a productive basis for conceptually incorporating the openness required for this task into academic theology. Bonhoeffers theology offers a starting point for the recovery of a productive Christology that reflects the plurality of the globalized world, as Bonhoeffers Christology begins precisely with this integration into worldly reality, whereby the world is understood in its plurality and polyphony. In this way, he characterizes his enterprise as follows: What keeps gnawing at me is the question, what is Christianity, or who is Christ actually for us today (DBWE 8, 362). Accordingly, it opens itself up not only to inner-Christian discussion but also to non-Christian worldviews, from which a basic ethical demand follows.

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This volume, organized around Bonhoeffers provocative engagement with Chalcedonian Christology, is a gem! The contributions from senior scholars are masterpieces, and the work of the younger generation shows that Bonhoeffer scholarship has a bright future. * Michael DeJonge, University of South Florida, USA *
This volume approaches Bonhoeffers Chalcedonian Christology from a multi-perspective including doctrinal, ecclesiological, ethical, and philosophical perspectives. The book hereby contributes to previous studies on Chalcedon in Bonhoeffers thought and explores the fullness of what it means today that Christ is truly God and truly man. * Ulrik Nissen, Aarhus University, Denmark *
Bonhoeffers radical Christological reflections on the who of Christ, discipleship, the church and the world have had almost immeasurable impact on the theology of the last eighty years. This volume is a wonderful, and much needed, resource for anyone seeking to understand not only Bonhoeffer but also Christology more fully. * Tom Greggs, FRSE, Univeristy of Aberdeen, UK *

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Matthias Grebe is Lecturer and Tutor, St Mellitus College, UK. Nadine Hamilton is Teaching Fellow of Systematic Theology at University of Erlangen-Nrnberg, Germany. Christian Schlenker is PhD candidate in the Department of Theology and Ethics at University of Tbingen, Germany.