Teaching Bonhoeffer

Sign Up Today! ONLINE Bonhoeffer Podcast & Class – “The Rise of Bonhoeffer: Faith, Resistance, and Theology in Action,” hosted by Homebrewed Christianity’s Tripp Fuller and Jeffrey Pugh (Fall 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 [...]

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 [...]

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,” [...]

Texts to Introduce Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Texts and Resources for Introducing Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Students and Others ANTHOLOGIES Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. The Bonhoeffer Reader. Clifford J. Green and Michael DeJonge, eds. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2013. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. A Testament to Freedom: The Essential Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Geffrey B. Kelly and E. Burton Nelson, eds. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 1990. [...]

Recommended Bonhoeffer Biographies

Introducing Bonhoeffer through Biography Select Biographies Bethge, Eberhard. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Biography, translated by Victoria J. Barnett. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2000. (1068 pages) Bethge, Renate. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Brief Life, translated by K.C. Hanson. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2004. (108 pages) Marsh, Charles. Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. [...]

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