what is the cultural context in germany at time of db in terms of the church
- rise of hitler
- saw churches as a threat but signed concordat that wouldnt get involved
- infiltrated cath churches (arresting priests)
- merged prot churches to form national reich church
- controlled sermon etc so were in line with nazi policies
what are the 6 key strands of db theology
- duty to god
- true discipleship
- religionless christianity
- confessing church
- cheap and costly grace
- suffering and solidarity
what is duty to the state
the duty each person has to follow the laws and rules of their country “let every person be subject to the governing authorities”
what is duty to god
have duty to obey g, g laws must always be followed can noramlly obey both duty to g and duty to state simultaneously
dbs op on what is more important of a duty; g or state
being a true christian disciple = putting g before anything else (complete obedience to leadership of g ) even if go against gov
quote to shoe duty to g greater than duty to state
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” - following g must come before and above everything else
what was db op on action and belief for true christianity
christain discilpleship is about what you do not what you believe “faith if not accompanied by action is dead”
what is single minded obedience
put self below g, ignore reason, conscience and responsibility and just act
what is true discipleship
complete obedience and commitment to gods will: putting god before everything else, even your own life
quote from db about true discipleship and what does it mean
“salvation is free but discipleship will cost you your life”
salv is free as j atoned for sins
cost life as have to earn salv and express gratitude - have to give up everything in order to do what is right
what are the 2 analogies db used to describe true discipleship and what do they mean
disciples must be like “salt” and “light” in communities (comes from matthew 5)
salt - must act like preservatives to the world, preserving it from evil and preventing it from being corrupted by sin + enhance soceity by influencing world for good
light - illuminate darkness (stand for truth and what is right) + shine light on injustices
quote from db on true discipleship
“the followers are a visible community; the discipleship visible in action … otherwise it would not be a discipleship”
involoves action to be a disciple, if not doing anything visible then arent a dic
what was db op on what christianity had become and how did he argue it needed to be fixed
become a morsl and spiritual vaccuum and it needed to become religionless inorder to exist without corruption
what is faith
a persons belief and trust in g, values they hold
what is religion
the institutions and power structures through which faith is usually practiced (church)
why did db advocate for a religionless christ
reliogion is corrupt and more bothered about rituals and rules rather than faith which allows to be true disciple and is most important
what deos “no rusty swords” mean
sword = faith, as is powerful, good, protect others
rust - relig is outdated and letting christisnity decay
what was the confessing church and its aim
church founded by niemolller, db, barth to stand against hitlers infiltration of christian churches
what was finkenwalde and its purppose
secret illlegal seminary that allowed preists to be trained free from hitlers idealogy
quote from db to do with confessing church
“the church is her true self only when she exists for humanity” (relig about others not power)
what type of christian was db critical of
calls themself a christ and expecst g will grant them salv out of omnib but does nothing to commit to g
what is cheap grace
belief that g will save everyone so can carry on what doing - “deadly enemy of our church” as just people going throuh the motions
what is costly grace
beleif that grace has to be truly earnt - have to sacrifice everything to g and commit lives to him
why did db believe true discipleship should be uncomfortable and involve suffering
as involves committing self to suffer alongside those who are oppressed in solidarity rather than watching
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Death + Afterlife Definitions34
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Revealed Theology13
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‘jesus Believed Himself To Be Divine’9
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‘Jesus’ Role As A Political Revolutionary Was The Most Important Thing About Him’9
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‘There Is Enough Evidence To Claim Jesus Was God Incarnate’9
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‘Jesus Was Unique’9
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Kog26
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Augustine On Human Nature28
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Death + The Afterlife38
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The Person Of Jesus24
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Marxism And Liberation Theology28
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Person Of J Defs30
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Christain Moral Actions (bonhoff) Defs25
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bonhoeffer36
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gender and theology20
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Though It Would Be A Challenge, It Is Possible To Reform Christianity To Ensure Equality For Women8
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gender and soceity30
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the challenge of secularism49
