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Sign Up Today! ONLINE Bonhoeffer Class – “The Rise of Bonhoeffer: Faith, Resistance, and Theology in Action,” hosted by Homebrewed Christianity’s Tripp Fuller and Jeffrey Pugh (Begins September 3rd, 2024)

The Rise of Bonhoeffer: Faith, Resistance, and Theology in Action This asynchronous online class is a deep dive into Bonhoeffer’s life and theology, hosted by Dr. Tripp Fuller and Dr. Jeffrey Pugh. It will include an 8-Part audio docuseries, interviews with Bonhoeffer scholars, livestreams, resources, opportunities for online community and connections, and Q&A sessions with [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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,” [...]

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