Book by Keen, Sam

An examination of Wittgenstein's writings and thought, within a context of its theological implications.

A Dangerous The morals of a martyr are not necessarily the best rules to live by. This simple fact has been emphasized many times during the past few years, as the new theology has given birth to the new morality. The much quoted aphorism of St. Augustine, ‘Love God and do as you please’, was recognized long ago as a dangerous slogan, which did not always encourage high living, despite its beauty and truth. The same danger has been seen in the teaching of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. What seemed right to a man in prison, about to die for his faith, is hardly a suitable set of rules for a generation of students brought up in the prosperity of a welfare state. And so Bonhoeffer is dangerous. He gives men an excuse for lax standards in their private lives and makes an irregular attender at church feel the comfort and support of a better man than himself! When Bonhoeffer says, ‘How little I miss the church services’, he is not lying in bed unwilling to get up. An earlier age would have put the writings of Dietrich Bonhoefler on the index during his lifetime and discouraged posthumous publication. The weaker brethren would have been protected from this heady draft of free thinking. There have been times during the past few years when I could have wished for such powers to withhold the ‘Letters and Papers from Prison’ from publication until the other works had been read. These wonderful letters have been so misused that the influence of Bonhoeifer has more than once run out into shallow sands. So many people have thrilled to the ideas in those letters of the church being abolished or distinctive Christian standards being abandoned. So few have taken the trouble to read the careful basis for Bonhoeifer’s revolutionary ideas in his published works? There is no doubt that the letters form prison are exciting. When they were published, it was hoped that they would encourage readers to turn to his more considered works ...

Friedrich Schleiermacher

Book by Smith, Ronald Gregor

John Heywood Thomas' outlines and evaluates the work of Paul Tillich who is one of the most important Protestant theologians of the twentieth century.

searching thought and committed action

no marks inside book except for ID stamp; edges thumbed and cottony; cover has some bends and soil from use and shelf; decent copy of classic volume