Thinking and acting with the coming generation in view, and yet being ready every day, without fear or anxiety, to go—that is the stance forced upon us in practice, one not easy but necessary to hold courageously.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), Theologe und Widerstandskämpfer

Topics: Courage & Strength, Fear & Anxiety

Occasions: Encouragement

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) war ein deutscher lutherischer Theologe, Pfarrer und führender Vertreter der Bekennenden Kirche, der unter anderem in Berlin, London und Finkenwalde wirkte. Er prägte den Begriff der „teuren Gnade“ und schloss sich aus christlicher Überzeugung dem Widerstand gegen das nationalsozialistische Regime an, weshalb er 1945 im Konzentrationslager Flossenbürg ermordet wurde. Seine Schriften fordern Bibelleser bis heute heraus, theologische Erkenntnis mit gelebter Nachfolge und ethischer Zivilcourage in Krisenzeiten zu verbinden.

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