Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Critical Prophet of the Ecumenical Movement
"Seventy-five years ago, on 9 April 1945, the German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, with six other members of the conspiracy to overthrow Adolf Hitler, was hanged at Flossenbürg execution camp in Germany. He was 39."
This is the opening paragraph to an article written by Keith Clements and published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 10 April 2020.
Read the full article here by Keith Clements
The WCC is offering free download of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ecumenical Quest - Keith Clements’ book (PDF format, 6MB) - until 30 April 2020.
On the anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s martyrdom - A Reflection from Andrew F Dutney
9th April 2020
...on this anniversary of the martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, it’s worth remembering his call to resist being anxious that we can’t be church in any of the familiar, assumed ways. Rather, we are invited to be “those who pray and do right and wait for God’s own time”.
