Christian Moral Action Flashcards
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Civil disobedience
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Refusing to accept certain laws or aspects of society. Civil disobedience is usually non-violent.
2
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Confessing Church
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A Christian Church that emerged during Nazism that rejected the Nazi government’s attempt to have one pro-Nazi Church. Bonhoeffer was a part of this movement.
3
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Costly grace
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The idea that God’s grace is better understood as being a free gift that requires an often difficult response from the believer.
4
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Finkenwalde
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The seminary (training college for priests) that Bonhoeffer established in which he tried out his ideals for living a good Christian spiritual life.
5
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Solidarity
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Standing alongside others in their experience of life.
6
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Spiritual discipline
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A person’s spiritual discipline is how they structure their religious life.
