1517 Media eBooks· 2020· Book chapter
Letters and Papers from Prison
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Short summary
This collection of correspondence and notes from prison by a prominent author, curated by Eberhard Bethge, introduced his influential ideas of 'religionless Christianity' and theological appraisals to a wide postwar audience, particularly in North America.
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Key points
- The book's impact was primarily through the author's prison correspondence and notes.
- It introduced the concepts of 'religionless Christianity' and theological appraisals.
- The collection reached a wide readership, notably in North America.
- The author's faith in the face of uncertainty and doubt was a key theme.
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Abstract
Overview: Despite the author's earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison that electrified the postwar world. The materials gathered and selected by his friend Eberhard Bethge in Letters and Papers from Prison not only brought the author to a wide and appreciative readership, especially in North America, but they also introduced to a broad readership his novel and exciting ideas of religionless Christianity, his open and honest theological appraisal of Christian doctrines, and his sturdy, if sorely tried, faith in the face of uncertainty and doubt.
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Field: Religious studies
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