A Public Presentation by Victoria J. Barnett at First-Plymouth Church, Lincoln, NE Thursday, March 31, 2022 Between 1935 and 1937 Bonhoeffer prepared five groups of seminarians for their ministry. It was an experiment in a very different kind of spiritual formation, necessitated by the pressures he knew they would face as pastors under National Socialism. [...]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Prayerbook of the Bible, & the Reichsschrifttumskammer (RSK): Reassessing the Historical Record
By David A. R. Clark ABSTRACT This article examines Geffrey B. Kelly’s argument that, in 1941, the Reichsschrifttumskammer (RSK) prohibited Bonhoeffer from publishing because the agency objected to the ostensibly pro-Jewish and anti-Nazi content of Prayerbook of the Bible: An Introduction to the Psalms. The primary sources show that Kelly’s claims are unsupported by the historical record, as [...]
In Memoriam: Javier Garcia
Javier Garcia Dr. Javier Garcia, died on June 19th, 2021, in a surfing accident on the Oregon coast at the age of 34. Javier served on the IBS-ELS board since 2017. He wrote Recovering the Ecumenical Bonhoeffer: Thinking after the Tradition (Lexington Books, 2019) and was working on his second Bonhoeffer book. Dr. Garcia served [...]
In Memoriam: Clarke Chapman
G. Clarke Chapman (1934-2021) December 1, 1934 – February 11, 2021 G. Clarke Chapman was born in California and trained at Boston University. He served on the faculty of the Department of Religion at Moravian College for his entire career, from 1963 until his retirement in 2006. Clarke and his family had several stays abroad [...]
Statement Issued by the Executive Board of the International Bonhoeffer Society – English Language Section (January 11th, 2021)
January 11th, 2021 Executive Board Statement by the International Bonhoeffer Society – English Language Section In light of the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol and Congress of the United States of America, fueled and facilitated by white supremacy, invigorated by false narratives about what was a free and fair election, and incited by President [...]