{"product_id":"dietrich-bonhoeffer-and-a-theology-kevin-ofarrell-9780567709448","title":"Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a Theology of the Exception","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging with the many debates about the meaning and character of Bonhoeffer's late\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eresistance theology and action, particularly as it relates to his participation in the attempted \u003ci\u003ecoup d'?tat \u003c\/i\u003eagainst Hitler, this book attends to Bonhoeffer's understanding of the exception.\u003c\/b\u003e Resisting the common reduction of the exception to a political or ethical concept, O'Farrell argues that the exception for Bonhoeffer is an extraordinary moment in history that disarms persons, impinging on one's understanding of politics and ethics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a wide engagement with the Bonhoeffer corpus, this book claims that this leads to distinctive narrations of key concepts in Bonhoeffer's corpus: responsibility, the free venture, simple obedience, and action beyond the law. It also offers a different portrait of Bonhoeffer to contemporary narrations. The Bonhoeffer that emerges is neither a Niebuhrian realist, a pacifist, or a religious fanatic, but one who is impelled to act apart from the law without this action becoming arbitrary. This Bonhoeffer provides a hopeful political witness that seeks a world beyond the conflicts and divisions of this age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin O'Farrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0567709442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567709448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e T\u0026amp;T Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Kevin O'Farrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372792402175,"sku":"9780567709448","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6718f8f5-38dc-4001-b69f-149e66ac2f1b.jpg?v=1732726977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dietrich-bonhoeffer-and-a-theology-kevin-ofarrell-9780567709448","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}