{"product_id":"9780567734280","title":"Proclaiming the Present Christ Bonhoeffer, Church and Politics in Northern Ireland","description":"\u003ch3\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark New Studies in Bonhoeffer’s Theology and Ethics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eProclaiming the Present Christ\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBonhoeffer, Church and Politics in Northern Ireland\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChris Wilson | Jennifer McBride | Michael Mawson | Philip G. Ziegler\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christian Theology \/ Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first major study to bring Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology into sustained dialogue with the Northern Irish context\u003c\/b\u003e. There, a deeply divided society continues to wrestle with the legacy of decades of violence and ongoing political uncertainty. In this context, churches have often been shaped by four recurrent temptations: Christian nationalism, political quietism, triumphalism, and victimhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentring on Bonhoeffer's understanding of the living presence of Jesus Christ, Wilson argues that the church's vocation to proclaim the present Christ is decisive for resisting the pressures that have distorted Christian witness in divided societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping a Christ-centred theology of proclamation, the book offers a dogmatically grounded and contextually attentive response to nationalism and conflict. It critiques the theological minimalism that has characterised many Irish theological responses and proposes an alternative approach rooted in Christ's presence, agency, and self-disclosure in proclamation and Scripture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile focused on Northern Ireland, this study provides a highly instructive case for churches elsewhere facing similar entanglements of faith, politics, and identity. By reorienting political theology around the present Christ, it makes a significant contribution to contemporary Bonhoeffer studies and to global conversations on Christian responses to conflict and division.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChristopher Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Northern Irish theological educator working in Ethiopia. There, he teaches theology and runs seminars for academics, churches and NGOs on Christian responses to conflict.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567734280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669935489164,"sku":"9780567734280","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3a1a2a60-af82-4913-bace-7cd9266f58bc.jpg?v=1785204703","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780567734280","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}