What might the often cited phrases from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's prison theology mean for the
ethical discourse at the beginning of the 21st century? Which hermeneutical concepts might
enable contemporary religious thinkers to enter into a dialogue with Bonhoeffer's thought? This
collection of lectures will address questions like these both by examining the intellectual
cultural and historical origins of Bonhoeffer's Tegel Theology and by drawing out the ethical
consequences of Bonhoeffer's contribution for current political discourses. Going Bonhoeffer
and Beyond - as the title indicates - means interpreting contemporary issues like religious
pluralism and political ethics in the light of Bonhoeffer's key ideas such as his
Christological «life-concept» or his ethical distinction between the «ultimate and the
penultimate things».
