Category Archives: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Discipleship on Whose Terms?

Posted on May 4, 2010 by stevepvc

Continuing my recent Bonhoeffer kick, Ive been digging back into his classic book Discipleship. Check out this section: Discipleship without Jesus Christ is choosing one’s own path.  It could be an ideal path or a martyr’s path, but it is … Continue reading →

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Review of Bonhoeffer by Metaxas

Posted on April 29, 2010 by stevepvc

I’ve been working for several weeks on a biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas, and have just finished it.  I’m a fan. First Impressions Expecting a popular level biography, I was suprised initially by the length of Metaxas’s work. … Continue reading →

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Youth Pastor Bonhoeffer

Posted on April 9, 2010 by stevepvc

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis sixty-five years ago today. Bonhoeffer is arguably one of the most significant theologians of the past century, making real contributions to ecclesiology and ethics in particular.  (This little book is my favorite, if … Continue reading →

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Bonhoeffer, the Young Minister

Posted on April 2, 2010 by stevepvc

I’ve been reading a pretty good biography on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I’ll post a fuller review later, but I want to comment on something I’ve found exceptionally encouraging in the early chapters. Particularly as I prepare for a ministry transition, the … Continue reading →

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