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Why We Need Dietrich Bonhoeffer According to Craig J. Slane
We need Bonhoeffer! He can give is the courage to tell the more macabre truths of the last century to the next generation without bringing it do despair. In the disturbing “exhibition hall” of the...
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A Question That Every Fan Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Must Ask…
Dietrich Bonhoeffer When I first encountered the “real” Bonhoeffer, I was smitten, provoked, and held captive by the riddle: is it possible for someone who planned treasonous and murderous acts to be...
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Bonhoeffer’s Bourgeois Heritage…
Bonhoeffer’s bourgeois heritage and keen intellect could easily overpower others. Measured by almost any index he was a rich man. His father was an esteemed professor at Berlin University. The child...
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What Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Toughest Decision?
I think it was when he decided to return to Germany from the United States in 1939… Perhaps the inner conflict between bourgeois security and radical Christianity reached its most acute point in the...
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If Dietrich Bonhoeffer Stayed in New York, Would He Live to be an Old Man?
Dietrich Bonhoeffer …there might have been an old man in Bonhoeffer! (Craig J. Slane, Bonhoeffer as Martyr: Social Responsibility and Modern Christian Commitment, 20). But would he have the same...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Resolve to Immerse Himself in Danger Upon His Return...
But his (Bonhoeffer) resolve to return quickly to the turmoil in his own land could now only mean that he was prepared to immerse himself in the dangers of illegal activities and accept fully whatever...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Important Insight” of 1939
When Dietrich Bonhoeffer decided to return to Germany from New York City, he said he had obtained “an important insight for all future decisions.” The problem is that we d no not know what that...
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No One Knows Where Dietrich Bonhoeffer Was Buried…
No one knows where Bonoeffer‘s remains are. Perhaps they are intermingled with the ashes of others form a high mound outside the Flossenburg crematory. Perhaps they are in the mass grave that the...
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Did Dietrich Bonhoeffer Really Die “Entirely Submissive to the Will of God”?
That popular version of Bonhoeffer’s death is explained below… There was a “trial” that lasted through the night: “the prisoners were interrogated once more and confronted with one another. All were...
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Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer a Martyr for Jesus?
Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer a “martyr” in the traditional way that Christians understand martyrdom? Craig J. Slane, in his book, Bonhoeffer as Martyr, writes that we should not be that quick to see...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Was Not Considered a “Martyr” By His Own Church…
In my previous post, we began to answer the question if Dietrich Bonhoeffer should be considered a “martyr” in the traditional way that Christians understand martyrdom? Craig J. Slane, in his book,...
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Reinhold Niebuhr and George Bell Considered Dietrich Bonhoeffer a Martyr
In previous posts, we began to answer the question if Dietrich Bonhoeffer should be considered a “martyr” in the traditional way that Christians understand martyrdom? Craig J. Slane, in his book,...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Was Memorialized as a Christian Martyr at the Westminster...
In previous posts, we began to answer the question if Dietrich Bonhoeffer should be considered a “martyr” in the traditional way that Christians understand martyrdom? Craig J. Slane, in his book,...
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Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer a Political Martyr or a Christian Martyr?
Should Dietrich Bonhoeffer be considered a “martyr”? Well, it depends what kind of martyr we are talking about? Craig J. Slane, in his book, Bonhoeffer as Martyr, wrote that… … Detlev Daedlow…...
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Lacey Baldwin Smith on the “Martyrdom” of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Should Dietrich Bonhoeffer be considered a “martyr”? Craig J. Slane, in his book, Bonhoeffer as Martyr, quoted Lacey Baldwin Smith, a historian of martyrdom… Dietrich Bonhoeffer was...
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Bonhoeffer a Christian “Martyr”? Not So Fast!
Should Dietrich Bonhoeffer be considered a “martyr”? Craig J. Slane, in his book, Bonhoeffer as Martyr, gave the various responses to that question, and these “responses and concerns” …call for a...
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Craig J. Slane on “Martyrdom in Early Christianity”
Should Dietrich Bonhoeffer be considered a “martyr”? Craig J. Slane, in his book, Bonhoeffer as Martyr tackled that question. In order to determine if Bonhoeffer was a true martyr for Jesus. Slane...
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