Finkenwalde - an experiment to restore a failing ecclesiology?

This paper considers Dietrich Bonhoeffer's understanding of the theological dimension of the concept of Christian community and in particular his conviction that believers must avoid the confusion that follows when ‘community romanticism’ (Gemeinschaftsromantik) is equated with the community of...

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Published in:Scottish journal of theology 2016-05, Vol.69 (2), p.204-220
Main Author: Fergus, Donald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich
Christianity
Community
Saints
Theology
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Summary:This paper considers Dietrich Bonhoeffer's understanding of the theological dimension of the concept of Christian community and in particular his conviction that believers must avoid the confusion that follows when ‘community romanticism’ (Gemeinschaftsromantik) is equated with the community of saints (Gemeinschaft der Heiligen). Bonhoeffer insisted that the task of building Christian community was one of crafting a space in which Jesus stands between believers, protecting them from the ‘damage of sheerly human immediacy’.1 Without Jesus' mediating presence he believed, everything could go badly wrong.
ISSN:0036-9306
1475-3065
DOI:10.1017/S0036930616000065