Ethics (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
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Ethics is an unfinished theological and philosophical work by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that explores Christian moral responsibility under the pressures of Nazi Germany.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ethics (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethics book
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philosophical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
complicity with evil
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legitimacy of tyrannicide ⓘ obedience and disobedience to the state ⓘ role of the church in politics ⓘ |
| author | Dietrich Bonhoeffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| editor | Eberhard Bethge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalApproach |
responsibility ethics
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situational discernment under the command of God ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Christian ethics
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liberation theology ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christocentric theology
NERFINISHED
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Karl Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran theology ⓘ |
| isCompleted | no ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian moral responsibility
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Christology ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ church and state ⓘ command of God ⓘ conscience ⓘ discipleship ⓘ ethics ⓘ freedom ⓘ guilt and justification ⓘ natural life and orders ⓘ political resistance ⓘ responsibility ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Ethik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousPublication | yes ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCompleteEdition | Christian Kaiser Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Cost of Discipleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of unfinished manuscripts ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis | Christ as the center of ethical life ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Lutheran ⓘ |
| workStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| writingPeriod | 1940–1943 ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Bonhoeffer's involvement in the German resistance ⓘ |
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