Sacred Rhetoric: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Participatory Tradition - Softcover

Roberts, Justin Mandela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498201849 ISBN 13: 9781498201841

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2015

Synopsis

Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a celebrated and enigmatic figure in theology. Though he is known for advocating a concrete and worldly Christianity, Justin Mandela Roberts argues that his theology is in continuity with a participatory ontology, especially as seen in the ressourcement movement and Radical Orthodoxy. While critical of such "metaphysical speculation," Bonhoeffer displays similar inclinations that situate Truth, Goodness, and Beauty as transcendental aspects of divine being. His theology affirms the pervasive "rhetoric" of doxology, details the economy of reciprocal gift-giving, and celebrates the sacramentality of creation. Sacred Rhetoric contributes to the ongoing discussion of metaphysics, and also serves as a supplement to the debate between Karl Barth and Erich Przywara.

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About the Author

Justin Mandela Roberts is a graduate of Regent College, Vancouver (MA), and a PhD student in Systematic Theology at McMaster Divinity College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498201849
• ISBN 13: 9781498201841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140