2022 IBS-ELS Annual Members’ Dinner The International Bonhoeffer Society – English Language Section invites you to our annual Bonhoeffer Society Dinner, which is held conjointly with the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting When: Friday, November 18, 2022 Time: 5:45 pm Wine Reception and Book Display 6:15-8:00 pm Dinner and Program Where: Capitol Heights [...]
Book Announcement: Faith Facing Reality: Stirring Up Discussion with Bonhoeffer (by John W. de Gruchy)
John W. de Gruchy, emeritus professor of Christian studies at the University of Cape Town, and Extraordinary Professor of Theology at Stellenbosch University, has a new book out, published by Wipf and Stock (October 2022). ABOUT THE BOOK: Wipf & Stock, October 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have starkly reminded us [...]
Reading Bonhoeffer Together for Ten Years: The Bonhoeffer Society of Red Wing, Minnesota (Monthly Meetings September – May)
Local Bonhoeffer Society Red Wing, Minnesota, USA The Bonhoeffer Society of Red Wing In March 2012, Dr. Michael Hayes formed a monthly discussion group in Red Wing, Minnesota to create an opportunity for studying the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Written by Mike Hayes, 2012 In 2015, Mike wrote a booklet introducing the Bonhoeffer Society of [...]
Bonhoeffer Scholar News: Jeffrey C. Pugh Receives Elon Medallion from Elon University
Bonhoeffer scholar and former IBS-ELS Board Member, Dr. Jeffrey Pugh, was one of three members of the Elon University community to receive the 2022 Elon Medallion, the highest honor awarded by the university. From Elon University News, “Today at Elon” – Jeffrey Pugh During his 32 years at Elon, Professor of Religious Studies and Distinguished [...]
Book Announcement: The Ethics of Tainted Legacies: Human Flourishing after Traumatic Pasts (by Karen V. Guth)
A new book by Dr. Karen Guth, Co-Chair of the Bonhoeffer: Theology and Social Analysis Unit of the American Academy of Religion Cambridge University Press, July 2022 What do we do when a beloved comedian known as “America’s Dad” is convicted of sexual assault? Or when the man who wrote “all men are created equal” [...]