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Ethics (Bonhoeffer book)
Book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
| Author | Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ethik |
| Language | German |
| Subjects | Christlikeness Ethics Patriotism |
| Published | 1949 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Ethics (German: Ethik) is an unfinished book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that was edited and published after his death by Eberhard Bethge in 1949.
Bonhoeffer worked on the book in the early 1940s and intended it to be his magnum opus. At the time of writing, he was a double agent; he was working for Abwehr, Nazi Germany's military intelligence organization but was simultaneously involved in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.[4] The central theme of Ethics is Christlikeness.
The arguments in the book are informed by LutheranChristology and are influenced by Bonhoeffer's participation in the German resistance to Nazism.Ethics is commonly compared to Bonhoeffer's earlier book The Cost of Discipleship, with scholars