RT Article
T1 LETTING REALITY BECOME REAL: On Mystery and Reality in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ethics
JF Journal of religious ethics
VO 39
IS 2
SP 321
OP 343
A1 Nissen, Ulrik 1969-
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2011
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/182238740X
AB In Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ethics the notion of reality plays a central role. The present article focuses on the ethical implications of the Chalcedonian Christology underlying this concept. This approach is tied to the debate on the relationship between the universal and specific identity of Christian social ethics in public discourse. In the opening section the article outlines the pertinence of this debate with regard to Bonhoeffer's Christological ethic. In the following section the article analyzes Bonhoeffer's concept of reality and the implied Chalcedonian traits. With this foundation established the article raises the question about its social ethical implications. The final part of the article argues that Bonhoeffer's ethics and ecclesiology cannot be separated from each other, explaining why Bonhoeffer's notion of reality leads to an assertion of the church's role in letting reality become real. In the light of Bonhoeffer's notion of reality the last section argues for the reconciliation of Christian witness and participation in public discourse.
K1 specificity
K1 Universality
K1 Christian witness
K1 Chalcedonian Christology
K1 Liberal Democracy
K1 Social Ethics
K1 Reality
K1 Dietrich Bonhoeffer
DO 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2011.00479.x