Bonhoeffer and the Voice of the Other
Critical Essays on Bonhoeffer's Theology in a World of Struggle
Published on 14. May 2026
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-567-71725-2 (ISBN)
Description
This wide-ranging book examines Bonhoeffer through the prism of problems facing the modern world.
Our digital and globalised era has facilitated multiple and instantaneous connections between individuals and communities. Yet rather than drawing us closer together, the rise of political extremism and mental health conditions in the Western world suggests that many people are becoming increasingly isolated and disenfranchised, unable to listen and understand one another in genuine, mutual freedom. These basic aspects of human life, which are necessary for everyone's flourishing, indicate part of what is crucial for Christians who seek to live "for others" today, as God in Christ is "for us".
Tackling these issues are essays by contributors who have an established academic career, as well as others who offer creative insights to the Bonhoeffer guild, which would benefit from these fresh voices, lest Bonhoeffer's legacy is turned in on itself, when like the church, it should exist "for others".
Our digital and globalised era has facilitated multiple and instantaneous connections between individuals and communities. Yet rather than drawing us closer together, the rise of political extremism and mental health conditions in the Western world suggests that many people are becoming increasingly isolated and disenfranchised, unable to listen and understand one another in genuine, mutual freedom. These basic aspects of human life, which are necessary for everyone's flourishing, indicate part of what is crucial for Christians who seek to live "for others" today, as God in Christ is "for us".
Tackling these issues are essays by contributors who have an established academic career, as well as others who offer creative insights to the Bonhoeffer guild, which would benefit from these fresh voices, lest Bonhoeffer's legacy is turned in on itself, when like the church, it should exist "for others".
Reviews / Votes
This is an important collection of essays offering a critical reappraisal of Bonhoeffer's work by scholars from around the world. Reading his 'for others' motif from a variety of global perspectives, the contributors assess both the power and the limits of Bonhoeffer's concern for suffering, attending to the formative role of his own social location, including racialized whiteness. In moving beyond inherited heroic and white-savior framings, this volume advances a rigorous and generative conversation about Bonhoeffer's legacy today. * Lori Brandt Hale, Augsbury University, USA *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-71725-2 (9780567717252)
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Anthony G. Reddie | Alison Walker | Tim Judson
Bonhoeffer and the Voice of the Other
Critical Essays on Bonhoeffer's Theology in a World of Struggle
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05/2026
1st Edition
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Anthony G. Reddie | Alison Walker | Tim Judson
Bonhoeffer and the Voice of the Other
Critical Essays on Bonhoeffer's Theology in a World of Struggle
E-Book
05/2026
1st Edition
T.& T.Clark Ltd
€94.49
Available for download
Persons
Tim Judson is a Research Fellow at the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, UK. He is also the minister of Broadway Baptist Church in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.
Alison Walker is Ludlow Lead Tutor at Ripon College Cuddesdon, UK.
Anthony G. Reddie is Professor of Black Theology at the University of Oxford, UK.
Alison Walker is Ludlow Lead Tutor at Ripon College Cuddesdon, UK.
Anthony G. Reddie is Professor of Black Theology at the University of Oxford, UK.
Content
Introduction
Christological Confrontation: Why Christ "for others" must be Christ "for everyone" (Tim Judson, Regent's Park, Oxford)
Part I: The Challenge of Bonhoeffer
1. Bonhoeffer and Communication: The Redemptive and Reconciling Power of Struggle (Matthew Kirkpatrick, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, UK)
2. Contextualising a Theologian: Situating Bonhoeffer in Time and Place (Eleanor McLaughlin Ripon College, Cuddesdon, UK)
3. Views from Below: An Assessment of Bonhoeffer's Horizon's Regarding Suffering (Christopher Whyte, University of St Andrews, UK)
4. A Long-Lost Letter for Twenty-First-Century Mission: Telling, Teaching, Transforming and Treasuring in Bonhoeffer's Legacy (Craig Gardiner, Cardiff University and South Wales Baptist College, UK)
5. The Problem of Christianity's Failure in Nazi Germany (Reggie L. Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, USA)
Part II: The Voice of the Other
6. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, James Cone and Black America (Josiah Ulysses Young, Wesley theological seminary Washington D.C., USA)
7. The Beauty of Icons: Redeeming our Gaze of One Another (Alison Walker, Cuddesdon Gloucester & Hereford, UK)
8. Bonhoeffer's Encounter with the Limits of Existence: A Biological Approach to His Suffering (Samuel Murillo Torres, University of Aberdeen, UK)
9. The Importance of Bonhoeffer to Postcolonial Contexts and Public Theology, particularly in a Brazilian, Latin American Context (Carlos Caldas, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas, Brazil)
Part III: The World of Struggle
10. Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology in Response to Far-Right Protestantism in South Korea (Sunkyo Park, University of Manchester, UK)
11. Chinese Dissidents' Reading of Bonhoeffer in a World Come of Age (Jason Lam, Melbourne School of Theology, Australian University of Theology, Australia)
12. Preaching as Resistance: Conformation to Christ in Bonhoeffer's Homiletics (Lea Weber, University of Tuebingen, Germany)
13. Sermons, Scripture and Struggling with Christ: Bonhoeffer and the Task of Preaching in Northern Ireland (Chris Wilson, University of Aberdeen, UK)
Conclusion
Cross-Examining Bonhoeffer: Appraising the Life and Legacy of a Faithful Yet Fallible Saint (Anthony G. Reddie, Regent's Park College, Oxford, UK)
Christological Confrontation: Why Christ "for others" must be Christ "for everyone" (Tim Judson, Regent's Park, Oxford)
Part I: The Challenge of Bonhoeffer
1. Bonhoeffer and Communication: The Redemptive and Reconciling Power of Struggle (Matthew Kirkpatrick, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, UK)
2. Contextualising a Theologian: Situating Bonhoeffer in Time and Place (Eleanor McLaughlin Ripon College, Cuddesdon, UK)
3. Views from Below: An Assessment of Bonhoeffer's Horizon's Regarding Suffering (Christopher Whyte, University of St Andrews, UK)
4. A Long-Lost Letter for Twenty-First-Century Mission: Telling, Teaching, Transforming and Treasuring in Bonhoeffer's Legacy (Craig Gardiner, Cardiff University and South Wales Baptist College, UK)
5. The Problem of Christianity's Failure in Nazi Germany (Reggie L. Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, USA)
Part II: The Voice of the Other
6. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, James Cone and Black America (Josiah Ulysses Young, Wesley theological seminary Washington D.C., USA)
7. The Beauty of Icons: Redeeming our Gaze of One Another (Alison Walker, Cuddesdon Gloucester & Hereford, UK)
8. Bonhoeffer's Encounter with the Limits of Existence: A Biological Approach to His Suffering (Samuel Murillo Torres, University of Aberdeen, UK)
9. The Importance of Bonhoeffer to Postcolonial Contexts and Public Theology, particularly in a Brazilian, Latin American Context (Carlos Caldas, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas, Brazil)
Part III: The World of Struggle
10. Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology in Response to Far-Right Protestantism in South Korea (Sunkyo Park, University of Manchester, UK)
11. Chinese Dissidents' Reading of Bonhoeffer in a World Come of Age (Jason Lam, Melbourne School of Theology, Australian University of Theology, Australia)
12. Preaching as Resistance: Conformation to Christ in Bonhoeffer's Homiletics (Lea Weber, University of Tuebingen, Germany)
13. Sermons, Scripture and Struggling with Christ: Bonhoeffer and the Task of Preaching in Northern Ireland (Chris Wilson, University of Aberdeen, UK)
Conclusion
Cross-Examining Bonhoeffer: Appraising the Life and Legacy of a Faithful Yet Fallible Saint (Anthony G. Reddie, Regent's Park College, Oxford, UK)