Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Contemporary Religious Pluralism

Abstract

An approach to the religious diversity became in the last half-century more and more important, also for ecumenism. Author explains on the first place what sparked his interest in religious pluralism and the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Further, he outlined an attitude of Christianity towards other religions in the contemporary perspectives. Thirdly, article presents various Bonhoeffer’s remarks on other religions and his personal attitude, particularly in the perspective of his unfulfilled journey to India. Fourth, the highlighted content has been confronted with his most famous expressions as that of “religionless Christianity” and that of “world come of age”. The results of this confrontation have been carried on in the perspective of the contemporary experiences. Finally, author concludes that according to Bonhoeffer’s interpretation all was intended to pass the Gospel on, even if some of the ideas have been drawn from other religions, particularly from the Hinduism.