Virtue and Liberation in the Ethics of Bonhoeffer

By (author) Kristopher Norris,Dr Kristopher Norris

ISBN13: 9780567719225

Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Published: 19/02/2026

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This nuanced book gives a Bonhoefferian account of contemporary moral issues with a fresh method, style, and perspective. Norris addresses the most pressing ethical issues today, such as racism and politics, along with everyday ethical topics like friendship and truthtelling; he does so through the lens of a particular theological interpretation of Bonhoeffer’s work. This considered book makes an argument for Bonhoeffer as a forerunner of what are now considered liberation and postliberal theologies, while providing analyses of contemporary ethical issues that emerge out of the use of this interpretative lens upon his work. Norris highlights how Bonhoeffer holds these positions together and reveals the nuanced ethical conclusions and practices one might reach from that perspective. Ultimately, this work argues that the life of discipleship, for Bonhoeffer, is a way of formation into a community of responsibility to and for others as a means of resistance to systems that suppress human liberation, especially for the marginalized. This book intervenes into academic conversations, but it also provides resources for practitioners and clergy.
Part I Chapter 1: Finding Bonhoeffer at the Intersection of Virtue and Liberation Chapter 2: Ethics as Formation, Responsibility, and Resistance Part II Chapter 3: Church: Bonhoeffer’s Political Ecclesiology Chapter 4: Pluralism: Formation for Public Life Chapter 5: Truth: What It Means to Learn the Truth Chapter 6: Politics: The Gospel and Political Engagement Chapter 7: Pacifism: Violence and Reading the Sermon on the Mount Chapter 8: Friendship: Masculinity and the Ethics of Friendship Chapter 9: Race: To See Responsibility from Below Chapter 10: Organizing: Political Theology, Responsibility, and Community Organizing Bibliography Index
  • Ethics & moral philosophy
  • Christianity
  • Christian theology
  • Religious ethics
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
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