In Memoriam: Renate Bethge (1925-2019) Renate Bethge Remarks about Renate Bethge on the day of her funeral by Barbara Green: Bremen, Germany/July 18th, 2019 Few things annoyed Renate Bethge more than when a scholar visiting in her home, often a star-struck American, would turn in her presence to her husband and ask him about details [...]
Christ and Revelatory Community in Bonhoeffer’s Reception of Hegel: A Review
David S. Robinson, Christ and Revelatory Community in Bonhoeffer’s Reception of Hegel, (Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen: 2018); ISBN978-3-16-155963, €60.00. Stephen J. Plant, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. Well into this fine book David Robinson quotes Judith Butler to help him make the point that philosophy is always likely to find it hard to make a clean [...]
The Scientific World of Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer a Review
Kathleen L. Housley, The Scientific World of Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer: The Entanglement of Science, Religion, and Politics in Nazi Germany. Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-95800-2 Victoria J. Barnett, General Editor, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English Edition, and Director of Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust, [...]
The Scientific World of Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer: An Interview with Kathleen L. Housley
The Scientific World of Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer: The Entanglement of Science, Religion, and Politics on Nazi Germany Q: We’re excited to talk with you about your new book about Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer! What initially drew you to Karl-Friedrich as a subject for your book, especially considering the immense popularity of his youngest brother? KH: The road to [...]
International Bonhoeffer Society Executive Board Meeting
The Board of Directors of the International Bonhoeffer Society – English Language Society (IBS-ELS) met last Friday (11/17/18) in Denver, CO in advance of the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. The Board renewed its commitment to advancing the theology and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the academy, church, and world as well as encouraging [...]