A Critical Reflection on Bonhoeffer’s Ethics of the Other
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The aim of this study is to provide an overview of Bonhoeffer’s ethics of ‘the other’ in his writings. Especially, I would like to study the way in which we can find ‘the other’ in “the come of age.” It will involve a critical examination of the above concept of selfness and subjectivity in Western philosophy, and I will suggest an alternative idea to theological responsibility for ‘the other’ in the secularized era through Bonhoeffer’s theology. The article is organized as follows. First, I will examine the development of Bonhoeffer’s concept of ‘the other’ in his early books, Sanctorum Communio. Especially, I will describe how Bonhoeffer can overcome absolutization of ‘the other.’ Second, I will investigate how he changed his opinion about the concept of ‘the other’ in his later book, Letter and Papers from Prison, particularly focusing upon where and how we can find ‘the other’ in a secularized era. Third and finally, weshall search for the significance and limits of Bonhoeffer’s ethics of ‘the other,’ andseek to provide indicators as to how we can establish an ethics of ‘the other’ and develop it in the future. I think that Bonhoeffer’s significance notion of “for others” does not seem to consider fully the potential power of others who struggle for their liberation by themselves. With this in mind, we suggest the notion of “of others” as an alternative to Bonhoeffer’s “for others.” In examining the concept of ‘the other’, I have relied heavily on the postcolonial theologian’s conception of ‘the other.’
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The aim of this study is to provide an overview of Bonhoeffer’s ethics of ‘the other’ in his writings. Especially, I would like to study the way in which we can find ‘the other’ in “the come of age.” It will involve a critical examination of the above concept of selfness and subjectivity in Western philosophy, and I will suggest an alternative idea to theological responsibility for ‘the other’ in the secularized era through Bonhoeffer’s theology. The article is organized as follows. First, I will examine the development of Bonhoeffer’s concept of ‘the other’ in his early books, Sanctorum Communio. Especially, I will describe how Bonhoeffer can overcome absolutization of ‘the other.’ Second, I will investigate how he changed his opinion about the concept of ‘the other’ in his later book, Letter and Papers from Prison, particularly focusing upon where and how we can find ‘the other’ in a secularized era. Third and finally, weshall search for the significance and limits of Bonhoeffer’s ethics of ‘the other,’ andseek to provide indicators as to how we can establish an ethics of ‘the other’ and develop it in the future. I think that Bonhoeffer’s significance notion of “for others” does not seem to consider fully the potential power of others who struggle for their liberation by themselves. With this in mind, we suggest the notion of “of others” as an alternative to Bonhoeffer’s “for others.” In examining the concept of ‘the other’, I have relied heavily on the postcolonial theologian’s conception of ‘the other.’
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