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TICKETS AVAILABLE: Harvard Glee Club presents “Bonhoeffer,” a choral-theatre work, Saturday, April 11th at First Church Cambridge with Pre-Concert Talk

Harvard Glee Club presents Bonhoeffer, a choral-theatre work – New England Premiere Tickets Saturday, April 11th, 2026 Bonhoeffer, a choral-theatre work by composer Thomas Lloyd, is a profound and immersive musical journey tracing the life, thought, and witness of German theologian and resistance figure Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Conceived as a concert piece in a theatrical context, [...]

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Saturday, January 17th, 2026. “Prophets, Saints, and Kings: Resisting Christian Nationalism and Building the Beloved Community with King and Bonhoeffer.” United Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg, PA.

Join us for a day with internationally renowned Bonhoeffer scholars, Dr. Stephen Haynes and Dr. Reggie Williams. Stay for a second day, January 18th, to screen “The Cloud of Witnesses: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem 1930/31.” Learn More Watch the Video! Resisting Christian Nationalism and Building the Beloved Community with King and Bonhoeffer On MLK weekend, we’ll learn about the intersecting [...]

Sign-Up Today! 2025-2026 ONLINE Oregon Bonhoeffer Seminar – “Life Together as Resistance” with Drs. Mark Brocker and Roger Newell (Begins September 9th, 2025)

“Life Together as Resistance” Second Tuesdays of the Month via Zoom 1:00pm – 2:30pm (Pacific Time) FACILITATORS: Dr. Mark Brocker and Dr. Roger Newell REGISTRATION & ZOOM LINK: Email Dr. Brocker ([email protected]) or Dr. Newell ([email protected]) FORMAT: Presentation (1:00 – 1:30) and Discussion (1:30 – 2:30) PREPARATION for each session: Read assigned texts and respond [...]

Who Owns Bonhoeffer? What Does Resistance Mean? A Conference at Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial on the 80th Anniversary of Bonhoeffer’s Execution (April 7th-9th, 2025)

WHAT DOES RESISTANCE MEAN TODAY? He provokes, inspires, and divides: April 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the murder of theologian and resistance fighter Dietrich Bonhoeffer by the Nazis in the Flossenbürg concentration camp. Bonhoeffer was active in the Confessing Church and later in the conspiratorial resistance against the totalitarian Hitler state. As a Christian [...]

VIDEO AVAILABLE: January 15, 2025: “Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy for Today,” a conversation with Victoria Barnett, sponsored by ICJS.

Click here to watch the recording of this event. Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy Today Wednesday, January 15Noon–1:00 PM ETOnline Via ZoomDietrich Bonhoeffer has long been celebrated as a powerful symbol of moral resistance to the Nazi regime, with his legacy claimed by Christians across the religious spectrum, from liberal Protestants to Christian Nationalists. Historically, though, he [...]

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