Political Life and Theology, Biographies and Portraits

STATEMENT: Lead Actors in “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin” Speak Out Together Against the Misuse of Bonhoeffer’s Legacy

Key members of the ensemble, including Jonas Dassler (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) and August Diehl (Martin Niemoller), have distanced themselves from possible misuses of the film. They stand behind the calls from Bonhoeffer scholars, church leaders, and extended members of the Bonhoeffer family to stop the distortion of Bonhoeffer’s life and legacy to justify Christian Nationalism and [...]

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,” [...]

AAR Schedule: Meeting Times for Bonhoeffer Sessions at AAR, November 2022 (Denver, CO)

Session A19-208 Religion and Catastrophe: Bonhoeffer in Comparative Perspective Saturday, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (In Person) Convention Center-Mile High 4C (Lower Level) In this session, scholars engage Bonhoeffer’s thought through a series of comparative studies in conversation with diverse traditions of religious and ecological inquiry. The papers examine Bonhoeffer in comparison with Sufi Muslim [...]

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