The Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Undergraduate / Graduate

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) is widely admired for his part in the movement to resist Hitler and National Socialism. This course will investigate the biographical and especially the theological underpinnings of his resistance. In addition to key texts such as Discipleship, Ethics, and Letters and Papers from Prison, therefore, we will also consider Bonhoeffer's connection to larger movements as well as the importance of his time in Harlem.