Christian Moral Action Flashcards
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German, protestant Christian
State
A nation or territory considered as an organised political community under one government.
Obedience
Compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another’s authority
God’s Will
God’s intention for His people to follow his guidelines
Civil Disobedience
The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power.
Confessing Church
A movement within German Protestantism during Nazi Germany that arose in opposition to government-sponsored efforts to unify all Protestant churches into a single pro-Nazi Protestant Reich Church.
Finkenwalde
A community/Church set up by Bonhoeffer
Costly Grace
Where a Christian has to be willing to suffer like Christ
Cheap Grace
Christians who are passive and wait for God to work in their lives or in the world
Sacrifice
To give up something for the sake of others of the greater good
Suffering
The state of undergoing pain, distress or hardship
Solidarity
A sense of loyalty to others
