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The Spirit of Polyphony: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Musical Pneumatology by Rev Dr Joanna Tarassenko (St Clements Church, UK)

This book re-examines how Bonhoeffer employs musical patterns of thought and language to a theological end. It outlines how the significance of Bonhoeffers musico-theology has not been sufficiently recognised, and sets the stage for a rigorous re-examination. It becomes clear that through the lens of his musical metaphor of polyphony, Bonhoeffer demonstrates how his account of Christian formation contains a latent pneumatology. Tarassenko demonstrates that incorporation of this pneumatology is key in deepening ones understanding of Bonhoeffer. It allows the relationship between Christology and Christian formation in Bonhoeffers thought to become fully realised. The appeal to polyphony articulates this pneumatology, as an indirect but nevertheless exceedingly successful means of contouring an account of the Spirits work.

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The Spirit of Polyphony not only provides a penetrating exposition of musical metaphors in Bonhoeffers thought, but also deploys these insights in developing a constructive pneumatology for the church today. In clear and fluid prose, Tarassenko draws on the full range of Bonhoeffer's corpus to provide a compelling model for how through the Spirit divinity and humanity work together in Christ, the believer, and the church as a whole. * Ian A. McFarland, Emory University, USA *
In The Spirit of Polyphony, Tarassenko has done a remarkable job, and on two fronts. First, she demonstrates that far from being a peripheral matter for Bonhoeffer, music was critically important in shaping his theological mind. Second, she has shown that a study of this dimension of Bonhoeffers work yields nothing less than the outline of a fresh and compelling pneumatology for today. This is constructive theology at the highest level. * Jeremy Begbie, Duke University, USA *

About Rev Dr Joanna Tarassenko (St Clements Church, UK)

Joanna Tarassenko is Assistant Curate at St Clement's Church in Oxford, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: Dietrich Bonhoeffers Musico-Theology Chapter One: A Musico-Theological Life Introduction A. Bonhoeffers musical existence B. Bonhoeffers musico-theological imagination 1. Aesthetic existence 2. The music of Heinrich Schutz and recapitulation 3. Bachs Art of Fugue and Eschatology Conclusion Chapter Two: A Musico-Theological Invention Introduction A. Polyphony: a musical term B. Polyphony in the prison letters C. A musico-theological invention for love D. A musico-theological invention for life Conclusion Part Two: The Polyphonic Shape of Christian Formation Chapter Three: The Polyphony of Christ Introduction A. A Christological construct B. The Christology Lectures C. The Polyphonic Christ Conclusion Chapter Four: The Contrapuntal Christian Introduction A. Christian formation B. The church through Christ and the Spirit C. Christian formation through the Holy Spirit Conclusion Part Three: Space for the Holy Spirit Chapter Five: A Musico-Pneumatology Introduction A. The indirect but pervasive pneumatology of Ethics B. Space and the Spirit in Ethics C. Musico-pneumatology Conclusion Chapter Six: A Spirit Christology acoustically defined A. Pneumatic Chalcedonianism: an orthodox Spirit Christology B. Spirit Christology for Christian formation C. Acoustic space for the Spirit Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography

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9780567713575
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The Spirit of Polyphony: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Musical Pneumatology by Rev Dr Joanna Tarassenko (St Clements Church, UK)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2024-02-22
192
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