United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg, PA An Invitation from Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA: Join us for a weekend with Dr. Lori Brandt Hale, president of the International Bonhoeffer Society – English Language Section and Amanda Tyler of Christians Against Christian Nationalism. Discover how people of faith can authentically and humbly act at the intersection of civic life [...]
New Documentary: “The Cloud of Witnesses: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem 1930/31” to premiere in Düsseldorf, Germany on October 10th, 2024. A film by Hellmut Schlingensiepen and Reggie Williams.
German filmmaker Hellmut Schlingensiepen and American theologian, Reggie L. Williams, will premiere the German version of their documentary, “The Cloud of Witnesses: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem 1930/31,” in Germany on October 10th, 2024. For more information about the film, including a list of conversation partners, visit the film’s website. More Information – The Cloud of [...]
Bonhoeffer Sessions at the 2023 AAR Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX)
The 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion included three Bonhoeffer sessions devoted to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, with one of those sessions held jointly with the Niebuhr Society. Session 1: Bonhoeffer: Theology and Social Analysis Unit and Niebuhr Society Theme: The Revolutionary Gospel: Paul Lehmann, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Reinhold Niebuhr in the Context of Union [...]
Available Now: Madang Podcast Interview: Dr. Reggie Williams (author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus)
A conversation with ethicist Reggie Williams about Bonhoeffer, Black Jesus, racism, and more. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim is the host of Madang podcast which holds conversations on Christianity, religion, and culture. The podcast is hosted by The Christian Century. Episode 26 of Madang (March 14th, 2023) Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts Watch [...]
Book Review – Bonhoeffer’s America: A Land Without Reformation (2021)
Review of Joel Looper’s Bonhoeffer’s America: A Land Without Reformation. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2021. $39.00. 260 pp. Baylor Univ. Press, 2021 In a 1934 letter to M. Gandhi, in which Bonhoeffer was enquiring about the possibility of visiting Gandhi in India, Bonhoeffer revealed one of the reasons for this request. He stated, “I [...]