Christian moral action Flashcards
What must you know for Christian moral action
Teaching of Dietrich Bonhoeffer on:
- Duty to God and duty to the state
- Church as community and source of spiritual discipline
- Cost of discipleship
Why did Bonhoeffer reject religion and the state
During Nazi Germany, religion and the state became one, Christianity in Germany became accepting of war crimes.
Bonhoeffer believed that Christianity should reject the state when under extreme circumstances
Does Bonhoeffer place duty of God above or below the state
Above, it was the reason why he planned to assassinate Hitler.
What is religionless Christianity?
Christianity should get rid of old-fashioned ideas and separate itself from new ideologies
What was Bonhoeffer’s role within the Confessing Church
Created the Barmen Declaration to which it rejected the movement of Nazi Germany and stated that ideologies do not have authority over another persons life.
