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In 1934, Karl Barth and other German theologians released the Barmen Declaration to condemn the capitulation of the German Church to Hitler. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Confessing Church adopted the declaration as part of their statement of faith. Those courageous Christians understood clearly what it meant for the church to align itself with Hitler. A […]
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25.0 I will never forget the day I stood on the ruins of a third-century synagogue in Capernaum, just a stone’s throw from the beautiful blue waters of the Sea of Galilee. I was leading a tour of Christian pilgrims. Our guide called our attention to Matthew 23:3, a verse I had read hundreds of times but which now suddenly jumped off the page: “You must be careful to do everything [the teachers of the law and Pharisees] tell you.” I was shocked. How could Jesus have recommended the teachings of the Pharisees when he warned against their hypocrisy in the same verse (“But do not do what ...
Theological Resistance Book Review: Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Memorial of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in front of St. Peter's Church, Hamburg (Photo: David Meisel/CC BY-SA 4.0 Reading the work of the Swiss theologian Karl Barth often feels like intellectual sparring. The German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, best known in the United States for his participation in the plot to assassinate Hitler, had a very different authorial voice; even at its most unflinchingly prophetic, his work rarely feels as confrontational. Wolf Krötke, a close reader of both theologians, is able to hone in on th...