Tag: dietrich bonhoeffer
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A Discipleship of Resistance
What an 82-year-old letter from Dietrich Bonhoeffer can teach us about Christian faithfulness under a President Trump.
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
In her recently posted annotated bibliography on “Emergence Christianity,” Phyllis Tickle includes the new Dietrich Bonhoeffer biography, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Those unfamiliar with Bonhoeffer’s life and writings may be surprised to find a German theologian who was executed before turning 40 on a list of those influencing the future of global Christianity. Here…
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
I’m halfway through Eric Metaxas’ Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, far enough to suggest you add this biography to your summer reading list. A 500-page book about the life of a German theologian many have never heard of may seem an odd choice for beach reading, but Metaxas does a phenomenal job of pushing forward…
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A New Bonhoeffer Biography
In college, unrelated to actual coursework, I discovered Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship and felt like I’d been grabbed by the ankles, turned upside down and shaken. In a good way. Ever since then Bonhoeffer has been a regular voice in my ear, particularly in matters of community and personal devotion to Jesus. A…
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books about community
I’ve had a few conversations recently with folks from our church who are either very interested in intentional community or already pursuing it in some way. My lunch on Sunday was in the home of a family who share there space with five single folks. Last week I spoke with a guy who, along with…
David W. Swanson 