Christian moral action Flashcards
bonhoeffer
born 1906
lectured in theology
lutheran pastor
attempted to assinate hilter which got him killed
the confessing church
founded 1934
rejected governmental interference in the church
affirmed in the bible
finkewalde
where bonhoeffer held secret meetings
what did bonhoeffer believe about knowing god
the fall corrupted our ability to know god
criticisms of bonhoeffer
went against jesus teachings
went against aquinas primary precept
went against the 10 commandments
against the normal Christian doctrine
what should our goal be
to be a responsible person
stand ground against evil
doing gods will
when faced with evil you must act
“not to act is to act”
barth and bonhoeffer had a neo-orthodox view of the bible
if the bible was word of god then knowing god would be simple
what did luther say about state law
state law can become corrupt by power therefore church should have an important role
bonhoeffer agrees
civil disobedience
states laws are ignored because they are thought to be immoral
what does barclay say
NO ACTION IS SELFLESS
what does hauerwas argue the church protects
the church protects against authorian dictatorship
without god we lack meaning
examples of people that did not use violence
ghandi
martin luther king
jesus
why could it make sense that bonhoeffer used violence
he lived in nazi germany
what kind of influence does Nietzsche think Christianity has
toxic
“god is dead”
