The Meaning of Obedience in a Time of Authoritarianism: Ethics of Care in and beyond the Military
ABSTRACT In my book, On Obedience, Contrasting Philosophies for Military, Community and Citizenry, I anticipated emerging and different problems of authority and the nature/character of obedience in military and civic cultures. My anticipations proved to be correct, and more urgent questions have emerged.
Pauline Shanks Kaurin
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Grace: Free, costly, or cheap? [PDF]
This thesis examines the concept of cheap and costly grace in Discipleship within the context of Bonhoeffer’s theological, and historical background. I shall argue that cheap grace is not grace but rather an ironic statement that Bonhoeffer created in ...
Ingram Btheol, Virginia
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Teaching New Religious Movements Historically: Distance, Empathy, and Cults in the Classroom
ABSTRACT Resistance to understanding the beliefs of modern New Religious Movements (NRMs) is well‐known to those who teach in the area. This paper builds on Eugene Gallagher's repurposing of “methodological belief” for college classes on NRMs by suggesting that scholars and teachers in the field of religious studies engage methods and content drawn ...
Douglas FitzHenry Jones
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‘Whatever became of that earlier time of grace?’ Luther, Bonhoeffer and the quincentennial
The quincentenary of the Protestant Reformations creates a challenge. With reference to Protestant churches in South Africa, the ambiguity inherent in this challenge is considered in the first part of the essay. In the second part, Martin Luther’s famous
Henco van der Westhuizen
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Happiness and Transcendence: Heavenly or Earthly—Augustine and Bonhoeffer
This article explores two views of happiness in Christianity. According to one view, happiness is heavenly, something that is attained only in eternal life. In the other view, happiness can be experienced on earth. Augustine (354–430) advocated the first
Wessel Stoker
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Faith Seeking Prompting: Reimagining Theological Education in the Era of Generative AI
ABSTRACT By juxtaposing Gutenberg's invention of movable type with today's generative‐AI “Gutenberg moment,” this article reimagines theological education in the age of AI. It surveys pioneering implementations of AI in theological education, most notably at Acadia Divinity College, and highlights a growing landscape of AI‐driven courses, chatbots, and
Jordan Zhixi Wang
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The virtue of Bonhoeffer's ethics: a study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ethics in relation to virtue ethics [PDF]
Jennifer Moberly, 'The Virtue of Bonhoeffer's Ethics: A Study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ethics in Relation to Virtue Ethics' (PhD, 2009) This study first explores the prima facie reasons for rejecting the possibility of seeing a close relationship ...
MOBERLY, JENNIFER,LYNNE
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The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
This handbook provides a comprehensive resource for those wishing to understand the German theologian, pastor, and resistance conspirator Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–45) and his writings.
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Bonhoeffer in South Africa: Role model and prophet
Dietrich Bonhoeffer , arguably more than any other European theologian, influenced the way in which South African Christians, clergy and laity alike, have come to see their role in the struggle against apartheid.
PGJ Meiring
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Biografia Dietricha Bonhoeffera jako przykład bezkompromisowej postawy w czasach relatywizmu
Dietrichowi Bonhoefferowi będącemu etykiem przyszło żyć w czasach terroru nazistowskiego. Jego dramat pogłębiał fakt, iż Niemcy nie byli jego wrogami, lecz rodakami.
Dawid Misiak
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