Ethics

STATEMENT: Board Members and Staff Members of the Bonhoeffer Haus in Berlin Condemn the Political Appropriation of Dietrich Bonheffer

Board and staff members of the Bonhoeffer Haus Association – Memorial and Place of Encounter in Berlin have issued a statement condemning the political appropriation of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer House Berlin Condemns Political Appropriation of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (November 2024) As a Memorial and Place of Encounter that documents and passes on the spirit and attitude [...]

Now Available for Download! An Interactive Multi-Week Bonhoeffer Curriculum by Lori Brandt Hale for Congregations and Communities, Created in Partnership with Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania

Learn More and Download the Curriculum About the curriculum: The curriculum is designed to take 4-6 weeks to complete, includes lesson plans, slides, facilitator scripts, and handouts. Each week also contains an activity and/or discussion questions. The lessons build on one another and should be done in order. Lessons 1-4 offer a complete program. Lesson [...]

RESCHEDULED for March 7-8, 2025. “Hope in a Divided World: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s This-Worldly Christianity as an Antidote to Christian Nationalism.” A two-day event at United Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg, PA. In-person and online.

United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg, PA Learn More & Register Author’s Reception and Dinner A happy-hour reception at the Seminary Ridge Museum and dinner at United Lutheran Seminary will be a chance to meet with Dr. Brandt Hale, author of the Bonhoeffer Curriculum, see the museum, and hear a brief talk on the unfinished work of [...]

Sign-Up Today! 2024-2025 ONLINE Oregon Bonhoeffer Seminar – “With Courage and Humility: Bonhoeffer’s Ethical Approach for Us Today” with Mark Brocker (Begins September 10th, 2024)

“With Courage and Humility: Bonhoeffer’s Ethical Approach for Us Today” Second Tuesdays of the Month via Zoom 1:00pm – 2:30pm (Pacific Time) FACILITATOR: Dr. Mark Brocker (Past President, International Bonhoeffer Society – English Language Section) REGISTRATION & ZOOM LINK: Email Dr. Brocker – [email protected] FORMAT: Presentation (1:00 – 1:40) and Discussion (1:40 – 2:30) DESCRIPTION [...]

Event Announcement: “Democracy and Discipleship – Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Polarized Times” (July 11th and 12th in Minneapolis, MN) Free Registration is Open

Thursday: Keynote Panel + Q&A Friday: Teaching Workshop and Roundtable Discussion All are welcome! In our fraught times, 20th century pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers moral guidance and courage. He challenges us to consider the impact of our actions for the future. In his famous essay, “Account at the Turn of the Year 1942-1943,” [...]

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