Comments on: The Dead Speak: Dietrich Bonhoeffer http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/09/18/the-dead-speak-dietrich-bonhoeffer/ trying to nail down the shifting signifiers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anthony Velez http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/09/18/the-dead-speak-dietrich-bonhoeffer/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Anthony Velez Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:45:09 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/09/18/the-dead-speak-dietrich-bonhoeffer/#comment-2737 After I wrote the introduction to this piece by Bonhoeffer I noticed a tension between what he said and what he did. In this quote Bonhoeffer states that Christ's disciples don't have ground for judging others, and that they should view others through the grace God manifested on the cross. I can't help but think that Bonhoeffer came to a place where he made a judgement, he judged that Hitler was worthy of death. I certainly don't blame him for this, but I wonder if this meant that he had to rethink his position on judgement. This is challenging for me because I see the truth of what he said in the quote, and yet I certainly don't blame him for the course of action he took. After I wrote the introduction to this piece by Bonhoeffer I noticed a tension between what he said and what he did. In this quote Bonhoeffer states that Christ’s disciples don’t have ground for judging others, and that they should view others through the grace God manifested on the cross. I can’t help but think that Bonhoeffer came to a place where he made a judgement, he judged that Hitler was worthy of death. I certainly don’t blame him for this, but I wonder if this meant that he had to rethink his position on judgement. This is challenging for me because I see the truth of what he said in the quote, and yet I certainly don’t blame him for the course of action he took.

]]> By: ROG http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/09/18/the-dead-speak-dietrich-bonhoeffer/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 ROG Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:22:32 +0000 http://www.thedarkglass.net/2007/09/18/the-dead-speak-dietrich-bonhoeffer/#comment-2732 The monthly Bible study I used to attend, before Lydia, often talked about Bonhoeffer. Often, it was in the context of: At what point do you decide that the you need to stop the driver. Do you hope that the driver will run out of gas? Do you put yourself in front of the car, or fear that would be insufficient and that the sacrifice would be in vain? Do you get a rocket launcher and blow up the car? And what are the implications of your action, or inaction? The monthly Bible study I used to attend, before Lydia, often talked about Bonhoeffer. Often, it was in the context of: At what point do you decide that the you need to stop the driver.

Do you hope that the driver will run out of gas? Do you put yourself in front of the car, or fear that would be insufficient and that the sacrifice would be in vain? Do you get a rocket launcher and blow up the car? And what are the implications of your action, or inaction?

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