The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Post-Holocaust Perspectives

by Stephen R. Haynes

How much did DietrichBonhoeffer know of theHolocaust, and what did he do tohelp the Jews? Should Bonhoefferbe considered one of the "Righteousamong the Nations"? In this welcome sequel tohis acclaimed The BonhoefferPhenomenon, Stephen Haynestakes up these vexing andcontroversial questions. While Bonhoeffer spoke outagainst mistreatment of the Jews as early as 1933 in aradio broadcast, his own reflection on Jewish identityin Christian theology and on the plight of the Jewsdeveloped considerably over the next dozen years. Alwaysforthright yet fair, Haynes analyzes the historical recordand Bonhoeffer's maturing theology and shows howBonhoeffer's self-critical theology relates to the lateradvent of post-Holocaust theologies, with their sharplyposed challenges to traditional Christian supersessionism.

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2006

About the author

Stephen R. Haynes is Professor of Religious Studies, Albert Bruce Curry Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College. Dr. Haynes holds a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from Emory University, the M. Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary, an M. A. from Florida State University, and a B. A. from Vanderbilt University. Professor Haynes has been at Rhodes since 1989 and offers courses on the Holocaust, the Bible and its reception, religion and reconciliation, and religion and addiction. In addition to these subjects, he has research interests in Jewish-Christian relations, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the biblical justifications for slavery and segregation. Dr. Haynes was ODK Untenured Teacher of the Year at Rhodes in 1993 and SGA Outstanding Faculty Member in 1995. In 1997 he received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research and in 2001 was awarded the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching. He is also a graduate of Leadership Memphis. Since 2016 he has directed the Rhodes Liberal Arts in Prison Program at West Tennessee State Penitentiary.

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[Van Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and meaningful to me.