Christian Moral Action Flashcards
What did Luther believe about the relationship between the church and the state?
They should be seen as ‘two sides of the same coin’
What did the belief about the church and state being ‘2 sides of the same coin’ lead to?
The idea that your duty to God and Church involved your home or private life, whilst your duty to the state was your public duty.
What does it show when Jesus said, ‘Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things
that are God’s’
Shows the importance of obeying both God and the state simultaneously.
What could the private life of a Christian involve?
-Be a good family member
-Go to Church
-Read the Bible
-Obey the Ten Commandments
What could the public life of a Christian involve?
-Be a good public servant
-Be obedient to the state
-Trust the public authorities
-Do your job to the best of your ability
What 3 courses of action were suggested to be taken by Bonhoeffer in 1933?
-The Church provides care
for victims of injustice
including Jews
-Protest and question the
state rather than being silent
-Actively seeking to disrupt
the state when it was doing
immoral things.
What Bonhoeffer quote suggests we should take care of problems at the root?
‘We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims under the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.’
What did the Barmen Declaration believe about the relationship between the church and state?
The Barmen declaration - the Church
is not be an ‘organ’ of the state
