The Battle for Bonhoeffer
The figure of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) has become a clay puppet in modern American politics. Secular, radical, liberal, and evangelical interpreters variously shape and mold the martyr's legacy to suit their own pet agendas. Stephen Haynes offers an incisive and clarifying perspective. A recognized Bonhoeffer expert, Haynes examines zpopulisty readings of Bonhoeffer, including the acclaimed biography by Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. In his analysis Haynes treats, among other things, the November 2016 election of Donald Trump and the zBonhoeffer momenty announced by evangelicals in response to the US Supreme Court's 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage. The Battle for Bonhoeffer includes an open letter from Haynes pointedly addressing Christians who still support Trump. Bonhoeffer's legacy matters. Haynes redeems the life and the man.
193 pages, 4 editions
English edition · First published 2018 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company · ISBN 9780802876010
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Editions
4 editions
English
- The Battle for Bonhoeffer · William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company · 2018 · ISBN 9780802876010 This page
- The Battle for Bonhoeffer · Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) · 2018 · ISBN 9781467451321
- Battle for Bonhoeffer · Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B. · 2018 · ISBN 9781467451581
- The Battle for Bonhoeffer · Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. · 2018 · ISBN 9781467451062
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