Practical Theodicy in the Zhuangzi and Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In recent decades, discussions on practical approaches to theodicy tend to be privileged over theoretical approaches. I contend that Dietrich Bonhoeffer has much to contribute to this discussion. In this article, I provide a reconstruction of a Bonhoefferian practical theodicy, drawing extensively f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Asia journal of theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 226-247 |
| RelBib Classification: | BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Zhuangzi
B Dietrich Bonhoeffer B Theologians B participation in Christ B ZHUANGZI, ca. 365 B.C.-ca. 290 B.C B Practical Theodicy B RELIGIOUS doctrines B Christology B Theodicy B promeity of Christ B SUFFERING; Religious aspects B Suffering B Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945 B Book of Job |
| Summary: | In recent decades, discussions on practical approaches to theodicy tend to be privileged over theoretical approaches. I contend that Dietrich Bonhoeffer has much to contribute to this discussion. In this article, I provide a reconstruction of a Bonhoefferian practical theodicy, drawing extensively from two often neglected works: his Seminar Paper on Job (1927) and Temptation Lectures (1937). I compare five important aspects that characterize Bonhoeffer and the Zhuangzi's practical theodicies. Building on the nuances highlighted by the comparisons, I provide a more systematic development of Bonhoeffer's practical theodicy, which centers around the suffering God who can only be understood through the who-ness of the suffering Christ. In doing so, I show how a Bonhofferian practical theodicy is relevant to an Asian theology of suffering. |
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| ISSN: | 2815-1828 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Asia journal of theology
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