Responsibility and Moral Agency

NEW VOLUMES FORTHCOMING: T&T Clark New Studies in Bonhoeffer’s Theology and Ethics – New Volumes Available (Order or Pre-Order Today): Christopher Whyte, Kristopher Norris, and Claire Hein Blanton – as well as several collected volumes featuring scholars from around the world

Series Editors: Jennifer M. McBride, Michael Mawson, and Philip Zeigler Learn More

VIDEOS AVAILABLE: UK Project Bonhoeffer Online Seminar Series: Bonhoeffer and the Threat to Democracy Today (Original Dates: October 20, November 4, and November 27, 2025)

Video Recordings Available Here Stephen Plant Matthew Kirckpatrick Rachel Muers Lori Brandt Hale Keith Clements John de Gruchy

Video Now Available: “Bonhoeffer & Democracy” with Stephen Haynes at Meetinghouse Church in Edina, MN on July 10th, 2024 (In-Person and Online)

In The Battle for Bonhoeffer: Debating Discipleship in the Age of Trump (Eerdmans 2018), Stephen Haynes explored how Bonhoeffer’s legacy was being co-opted by popularizers who had little understanding of Bonhoeffer’s theology or historical context. In this presentation, Haynes will update “the battle for Bonhoeffer” with attention to recent books and films that argue America [...]

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,” [...]

SCM Podcast – Season 2: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Student Christian Movement, UK) New Episodes Available

The second season of SCM’s Podcast (beginning November 2023) is hosted by William Gibson and is devoted to the life, theology, and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. From William’s blog: “This podcast season will have 3 different types of episodes. First, theological, where William will interview theologians and scholars to discuss Bonhoeffer and how he relates [...]

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