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Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Neo-Calvinism in Dialogue

Perspectives in Public Theology

  • Theology
  • Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
  • Published: 2023

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Publisher's Description

This book is a collection of scholarly essays that place Dietrich Bonhoeffer in conversation with the Dutch Neo-Calvinist tradition of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck. The essays engage in theological ethics and historical theology in an effort to frame ongoing dialogue in relation to issues of public theology. While Bonhoeffer and Neo-Calvinism represent distinct theological traditions, there is value in placing their respective ideas in conversation for the purposes of creative insight, theological understanding, and practical application. Contributors represent perspectives from North America and the Netherlands. Taken together, the essays offer an important contribution to this unique field of theological inquiry.


Endorsements (2)

“George Harinck and Brant Himes have gifted us an unlikely conversation—Neo-Calvinism and Dietrich Bonhoeffer—and in doing so have brought us back to both in fuller, fresher ways. Enthusiasts of either will want to overhear this insightful, generative dialogue and its rich fruit for reconciliation, homiletics, ethics, the church, and more!”

Jessica Joustra

“Bonhoeffer’s dialectical theology and the Neo-Calvinism of Kuyper and Bavinck continue to inspire many believers in the twenty-first century—maybe even more than ever before. The essays in this volume show the provocative powers of these public theologies avant la lettre, without concealing the critical differences between them. Precisely those differences will invite Bonhoeffer admirers along with heirs of the Neo-Calvinist tradition to deepen their engagement with society, church, and theology in our time.”

E. van ‘t Slot

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