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 [...]
SIGN AND SHARE THE PETITION: Stop Misusing Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Support Political Violence and Christian Nationalism & UPDATE: Members of Bonhoeffer’s Extended Family Publish Open Letter Condemning the Distortion of his Legacy
Read the statement and sign the petition today! See the Supporters and Sign the Petition! Scholars and church leaders from the US and Germany speak out about the misuse of Bonhoeffer’s legacy in support of political violence and Christian Nationalism. Bonhoeffer Family Open Letter Nearly 100 members of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Extended Family Publish an Open [...]
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 [...]
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Arno Helwig, Christian Zeiske, Christina Lange, Gottfried Brezger, Hans-Karl Kahlbaum, Ingrid Portman, Konrad Raiser, Kurt Kreibohm, Martina Dethloff, Silke Tournay, Tobias Korenke, Ulrich Luig, Ulrike Trautwein 
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 [...]
Bonhoeffer Documentaries and Films
By Journey Films Documentary: Bonhoeffer (90 minutes) Doblmeier, Martin, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Adele Schmidt, Richard Mancini, John Keltonic, Journey Films, First-Run Features (Firm), and South Carolina Educational Television Network, dirs. 2003. Bonhoeffer. First Run Features. Learn More and Watch Released in 1984 Documentary: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives (90 minutes) Drake, Gerald. 2006 (DVD). Dietrich Bonhoeffer: [...]