Reading from the Underside of Selfhood

Dietrich Bonhoeffer''s example of self-sacrificing discipleship has for over fifty years inspired Christians around the world in both their resistance to evil and their devotion to Jesus Christ. Yet for some readers--particularly those who suffer trauma, abuse, and other forms of violence--Bonhoeffer''s insistence on self-sacrifice, on becoming a person for others, may prove more harmful than libe...