Bonhoeffer: Resisting Christian Nationalism Then & Now
Religionless Christianity in a World Come of Age
In August of 1933 Bonhoeffer wrote to his Grandmother: “The issue really is Germanism or Christianity.” German Christians placed Nazi flags alongside the communion table and believed God’s will worked through the National Socialist Party. For many, loyalty to the Arian race and the German nation (“blood and soil”) had usurped loyalty to God. This three-week worship series at The Table will invite our community of faith to reflect upon the deep places of Bonhoeffer’s life and thought as we…
From Cheap Grace to Costly Discipleship
In August of 1933 Bonhoeffer wrote to his Grandmother: “The issue really is Germanism or Christianity.” German Christians placed Nazi flags alongside the communion table and believed God’s will worked through the National Socialist Party. For many, loyalty to the Arian race and the German nation (“blood and soil”) had usurped loyalty to God. This three-week worship series at The Table will invite our community of faith to reflect upon the deep places of Bonhoeffer’s life and thought as we…
Reclaiming Christ
In August of 1933 Bonhoeffer wrote to his Grandmother: “The issue really is Germanism or Christianity.” German Christians placed Nazi flags alongside the communion table and believed God’s will worked through the National Socialist Party. For many, loyalty to the Arian race and the German nation (“blood and soil”) had usurped loyalty to God. This three-week worship series at The Table will invite our community of faith to reflect upon the deep places of Bonhoeffer’s life and thought as we…