Christian moral action

• When was Dietrich Bonhoeffer born?

  1906
• What profession did Bonhoeffer hold in the 1930s?

  He was a theology lecturer and pastor
• What was Bonhoeffer's stance towards the Church's divergence from the Bible?

  He criticized the Church for diverging
• What was the purpose of the Confessing Church?

  To oppose the state Church controlled by Nazis
• What organization did Bonhoeffer join in 1934?

  Pastors Emergency League
• When was the Confessing Church outlawed by the Nazis?

  1937
• What invitation did Bonhoeffer receive in 1940?

  To join the resistance against Nazism
• What was Bonhoeffer's role in the assassination conspiracy against Hitler?

  To enable communication with the British government
• When did Bonhoeffer write his book on Ethics?

  From 1940 until his arrest in 1943
• What was the main focus of Bonhoeffer's book on Ethics?

  Christianity's need for action in God's service
• Who founded the Confessing Church?

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• What declaration did the Confessing Church make?

  Rejected governmental interference in the Church
• What was Finkenwalde?

  An illegal secret seminary held by Bonhoeffer
• What method did Bonhoeffer introduce to seminarians at Finkenwalde?

  Daily meditation on the Bible
• What musical influence did Bonhoeffer introduce to his seminarians?

  African-American church music
• What significance did Clifford Green attribute to Bonhoeffer's introduction of African-American church music?

  It exposed seminarians to the Social Gospel
• What does solidarity mean for Bonhoeffer?

  Living with and for other people
• Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany despite escaping to America?

  To help restore Christianity after the war
• What did Bonhoeffer believe about the fall and knowledge of good and evil?

  It corrupted our ability to know God's will
• How did Bonhoeffer view traditional human methods of ethics?

  He believed they had all failed
• What is a 'responsible person' according to Bonhoeffer?

  Someone who acts against evil with faith
• What did Bonhoeffer believe about the risks of responsible action?

  It is highly risky and difficult
• How did Bonhoeffer reconcile his involvement in the assassination plot with his beliefs?

  He believed it was God's will despite uncertainty
• What did Bonhoeffer say about the best we can do regarding God's will?

  To meditate and pray for guidance
• What is a "bold venture of faith" according to Bonhoeffer?

  Taking risks in pursuit of God's will
• How did Bonhoeffer view taking part in violence?

  It conflicts with pacifism and God's will
• How did Bonhoeffer's actions against Hitler contrast with Jesus' teachings?

  He did not turn the other cheek to Hitler
• What did Jesus teach about resisting evil according to the Beatitudes?

  Do not resist an evil person
• What does Romans 13 say about Christians and rulers?

  Christians should obey their rulers
• How did Bonhoeffer view the Bible in relation to God's will?

  It is not the perfect word of God
• What is the Neo-Orthodox view of the Bible that Bonhoeffer followed?

  Approaching the Bible with humility and community
• What did Bonhoeffer believe about the will of God?

  It is alive in a Christian community
• What did Bonhoeffer encourage his students to do with the Bible?

  Meditate daily without focusing on literal meaning
• What did Bonhoeffer mean by the will of God being new in each situation?

  It requires renewed examination for each context
• What did Bonhoeffer say about ethical precepts in the Bible?

  They cannot be adopted literally
• What did Bonhoeffer believe about principles in relation to God's will?

  They are tools to be discarded when useless
• How did Bonhoeffer describe the concept of 'cheap grace'?

  Grace without discipleship or sacrifice
• What is 'costly grace' according to Bonhoeffer?

  Grace requiring true sacrifice and suffering
• What does the parable of the Good Samaritan illustrate?

  Helping others despite cultural barriers
• How did Bonhoeffer view the sacrifice of discipleship in modern times?

  He believed it was still relevant