Quite a lot of folks have been reading some posts I did about Dietrich Bonhoeffer and what Evangelicals should make of him. To make things a bit easier for future readers I’ve grouped them together below: What To Think about Dietrich Bonhoeffer? (Pt.1) What To Think about Dietrich Bonhoeffer? (Pt.2) What To Think about Dietrich Bonhoeffer? (Pt.3) …
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Part One, Part Two Eric Metaxas, in his new biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (136-137), includes this quote from him about Scripture: If it is I who determine where God is to be found, then I shall always find a God who corresponds to me in some way, who is obliging, who is connected with my own nature. But if God determines where he is to be found, then it will be in a place which is not at all congenial …
In the first part of this article I asked why Dietrich Bonhoeffer is hailed by liberals, neo-liberals and conservatives alike as a great Christian theologian and martyr. I am definitely not the first person to ask this. One can easily find the same sort of question asked by representatives of all three of the above groups. I should add here that I am not going to enter into the matter of the man’s personal salvation. There are a number of …
Introduction What does one do with Dietrich Bonhoeffer? This heroic and learned man, who was hanged by the Nazi’s in 1945 is everybody’s darling. We are familiar with his words about “cheap grace” and his words about “God being edged [or even pushed] out of the world and onto a Cross.” We may know about his unflappable demeanor in his prison cell, and the assurance in the last words for his friend the Bishop of Chichester: “This is the end …
