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The Rise of Bonhoeffer: Ethics & Empire
in a Post-Truth Era
an Online Pop-Up Learning Community
Lectures - Reading - QnA - Forum
June 2020 - 5 Weeks
We live in a time of crisis upon crisis and yet the church is silent. The need, or better put, the demand, for a new trajectory of faith is clear. Where do we begin? Is there a starting point for considering faith beyond Christendom?
In this class we will carry these questions to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a genius of the 20th century church cut short because of his resistance to Nazi Germany and its ecclesial partners. Too often Bonhoeffer is claimed as an ally in this task without sitting long enough with his actual texts and witness. Here we will work through sections from his major texts and end up reading them in light of current situation, from COVID-19, to Trump, the ecological crisis, and beyond.
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UPDATE: May 29, 2020 By Tripp Fuller
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The Schedule & Readings
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A Timeline of Bonhoeffer’s life and times.
This will help you locate the different readings.
- Session 1 (6/2) : Sloppy Agape, Greasy Grace, and the Cost of Missing the Point: Bonhoeffer on Discipleship | READING 1 HERE | READING 2 HERE
- Session 2 (6/9): Welcome to the Desert of the Real: Bonhoeffer’s Ethics | READING 1 HERE | READING 2 HERE
- Session 3 (6/16): God’s Not Dead, but May As Well Be | READING HERE
- Session 4 (6/23) Bonhoeffer in Charlottesville: Bonhoeffer and Political Theology | READING HERE | READING 2 HERE | READING 3 HERE
- Session 5 (6/30) The Bonhoeffer Eric Metaxas Never Knew: Bonhoeffer as Rorschach Test | READING 1 HERE |READING 2 HERE | READING 3 HERE
Each of the sessions will stream at 5pm eastern. Following the video and audio will be emailed to each class member.