DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
1906 - 1945
A series of five sessions exploring the life and writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, led by Simon Evans and Ken Dupar at St Regulus Church, Cromarty Tuesdays, 7.30pm
27 May: Bonhoeffer the Man
The fascination of Bonhoeffer is the life he led, the dilemmas he faced, the relationships he maintained, the courage and composure he displayed. The validity of his message comes from the complicated, inspiring man he was.
3 June: Life Together
Bonhoeffer’s reflections on the meaning of Christian community are based on his life in an ‘underground’ seminary of the break-away Confessing Church.
10 June: Religionless Christianity
Forbidden to preach, teach or speak in public, Bonhoeffer sought ways of communicating the Christian faith outside traditional religious institutions.
17 June: Resisting the State
To Christians in Germany the state was invested with God’s authority. What does a Christian do when the state perpetrates genocide? Should Christians kill fellow Christians in an unjust war? Should Christians conspire to assassinate an evil dictator? Bonhoeffer faced these issues under the severest pressure and lived up to his difficult answers.
24 June: Bringing It Together
What does Bonhoeffer bring to our contemporary situation? Do we share his vision of Christ as ‘A man for others’? Who is Christ for us today?
We hope to have space and time to meditate on, and celebrate, this remarkable man and his vision of Jesus in a ‘world come of age’.
