Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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dc.contributor.advisorde Gruchy, J.W.
dc.contributor.authorShay, Donald J
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-20T13:29:04Z
dc.date.available2023-09-20T13:29:04Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.date.updated2023-09-20T13:28:50Z
dc.description.abstractThe major thesis of this dissertation is that personal transformation is grounded in community existence and experience. Bonhoeffer's understanding and experience of community provide key insights into this dynamic relationship. The development of his theology, shaped by his experience of struggle and solidarity in Nazi Germany, can also provide valuable resources for the struggle for justice and peace in South Africa, especially at this transitionary period in its history. The first chapter, A Theoretical Perspective: Sociality in Sanctorum Cornmunio and Creation and Fall, attempts to establish the theoretical underpinnings and centrality of Bonhoeffer's notion of 'sociality' which, it is argued, remains at the heart of his writings and praxis to the end of his life. It is in the concept of sociality that the influence of community on personal transformation is grounded. The second chapter, Reflections on Life in Community: Discipleship and Community in The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together, examines key issues at the heart of Bonhoeffer' s struggle for justice based in the concrete experience of intentional community life at the Finkenwalde seminary. In the context of the Church Struggle (Kirchenkampf) the community of faith was integral to helping pastors be obedient disciples in the midst of tremendous political struggles with an evil regime. The third chapter, A Vision - The Church for Others: Suffering, Metanoia and Responsibility in Ethics and Letters and Papers from Prison, explores the implications of personal transformation for a life of responsible discipleship. There is continuity in Bonhoeffer's thinking about personal transformation and community, but his context had changed during this period resulting in more emphasis on involvement in 'the world' and taking responsibility for changing the world.
dc.identifier.apacitationShay, D. J. (1991). <i>Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38800en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShay, Donald J. <i>"Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38800en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShay, D.J. 1991. Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38800en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Shay, Donald J AB - The major thesis of this dissertation is that personal transformation is grounded in community existence and experience. Bonhoeffer's understanding and experience of community provide key insights into this dynamic relationship. The development of his theology, shaped by his experience of struggle and solidarity in Nazi Germany, can also provide valuable resources for the struggle for justice and peace in South Africa, especially at this transitionary period in its history. The first chapter, A Theoretical Perspective: Sociality in Sanctorum Cornmunio and Creation and Fall, attempts to establish the theoretical underpinnings and centrality of Bonhoeffer's notion of 'sociality' which, it is argued, remains at the heart of his writings and praxis to the end of his life. It is in the concept of sociality that the influence of community on personal transformation is grounded. The second chapter, Reflections on Life in Community: Discipleship and Community in The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together, examines key issues at the heart of Bonhoeffer' s struggle for justice based in the concrete experience of intentional community life at the Finkenwalde seminary. In the context of the Church Struggle (Kirchenkampf) the community of faith was integral to helping pastors be obedient disciples in the midst of tremendous political struggles with an evil regime. The third chapter, A Vision - The Church for Others: Suffering, Metanoia and Responsibility in Ethics and Letters and Papers from Prison, explores the implications of personal transformation for a life of responsible discipleship. There is continuity in Bonhoeffer's thinking about personal transformation and community, but his context had changed during this period resulting in more emphasis on involvement in 'the world' and taking responsibility for changing the world. DA - 1991 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - religious studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1991 T1 - Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer TI - Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38800 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38800
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShay DJ. Solidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1991 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38800en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studies
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectreligious studies
dc.titleSolidarity and salvation : the relationship between personal transformation and community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMA
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