Biographies and Portraits

Why is Dietrich Bonhoeffer Relevant Today?

In 2019, the editors of “Faith & Leadership” – the online magazine of Leadership Education at Duke University, asked five theologians to reflect on the question: why is Bonhoeffer relevant today? In light of ongoing political and civil discord in the United States and around the globe, these reflections – by Stephen R. Haynes, Reggie [...]

Wrocław Roads to Freedom: The Life and Thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Edith Stein (May 2022)

The Evangelical School of Theology and the Pontifical Faculty of Theology Wrocław, Poland May 30 – June 1, 2022 Conference Schedule May 30, 2022 (Monday) St. Christopher’s Church, Saint Stephen’s Square 1 18:00   Welcome: Rev. Karol Długosz 18:05   Wroclaw Roads to Freedom: Rev. Dr. Joel Burnell, Fr. Prof. Bogdan Ferdek Bonhoeffer Memorial in Wroclaw [...]

Bonhoeffer and the Worldliness of Christianity

A Conversation with Barry Harvey In this 2016 interview with Dr. Barry Harvey, he discusses his latest book on Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Taking Hold of the Real: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Profound Worldliness of Christianity (Wipf & Stock, 2015). Watch the Video Interview Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes in one of his last prison letters that he [...]

Video Introduction to Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Dr. Tom Greggs

This 12-minute video introduction to life and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is an abbreviated version of Dr. Gregg’s 26-minute version. Watch the Video The full video of 26 minutes is available on the St. John’s Timeline, which was relaunched in Autumn 2021. It comprises of over 160 full videos from leading theologians. You can subscribe [...]

World Council of Churches Webinar (September 2021)

The right word at the right time? Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the ecumenical witness for justice and peace This year sees the 90th anniversary of the entry of Dietrich Bonhoeffer into the ecumenical movement and its witness for peace. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer was a youth delegate at the International Conference of the World Alliance for International Friendship [...]

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