John W. de Gruchy, emeritus professor of Christian studies at the University of Cape Town, and Extraordinary Professor of Theology at Stellenbosch University, has a new book out, published by Wipf and Stock (October 2022). ABOUT THE BOOK: Wipf & Stock, October 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have starkly reminded us [...]
AAR Schedule: Meeting Times for Bonhoeffer Sessions at AAR, November 2022 (Denver, CO)
Session A19-208 Religion and Catastrophe: Bonhoeffer in Comparative Perspective Saturday, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (In Person) Convention Center-Mile High 4C (Lower Level) In this session, scholars engage Bonhoeffer’s thought through a series of comparative studies in conversation with diverse traditions of religious and ecological inquiry. The papers examine Bonhoeffer in comparison with Sufi Muslim [...]
Topics:
Christian Ethics,
Christology, Bonhoeffer and Political Life,
Community and Witness,
Creation and Ecotheology,
Interfaith and Comparative Theology,
Political Life and Theology,
Political Life and Theology, Biographies and Portraits,
Race and Anti-Racism,
Social Ethics
Adam Vander Tuig, Dallas Gingles, David Gides, David S. Robinson, Hans Harmakaputra, Htoi San Lu, Karen Guth, Mac Loftin, Matthew Puffer, Michael Mawson 
Reading Bonhoeffer Together for Ten Years: The Bonhoeffer Society of Red Wing, Minnesota (Monthly Meetings September – May)
Local Bonhoeffer Society Red Wing, Minnesota, USA The Bonhoeffer Society of Red Wing In March 2012, Dr. Michael Hayes formed a monthly discussion group in Red Wing, Minnesota to create an opportunity for studying the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Written by Mike Hayes, 2012 In 2015, Mike wrote a booklet introducing the Bonhoeffer Society of [...]
Bonhoeffer Scholar News: Jeffrey C. Pugh Receives Elon Medallion from Elon University
Bonhoeffer scholar and former IBS-ELS Board Member, Dr. Jeffrey Pugh, was one of three members of the Elon University community to receive the 2022 Elon Medallion, the highest honor awarded by the university. From Elon University News, “Today at Elon” – Jeffrey Pugh During his 32 years at Elon, Professor of Religious Studies and Distinguished [...]
Book Announcement: The Ethics of Tainted Legacies: Human Flourishing after Traumatic Pasts (by Karen V. Guth)
A new book by Dr. Karen Guth, Co-Chair of the Bonhoeffer: Theology and Social Analysis Unit of the American Academy of Religion Cambridge University Press, July 2022 What do we do when a beloved comedian known as “America’s Dad” is convicted of sexual assault? Or when the man who wrote “all men are created equal” [...]