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Book “Review”: The Cost of Discipleship

October 29, 2013 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

I'm not going to attempt to "review" such a classic work. Rather, I thought I would comment on what I thought were some striking themes in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship  (1937). One thing is the theme of unqualified obedience to Christ. One of Bonhoeffer's chapters is "The Call of Discipleship" and I think that may have been an even more appropriate title for the book. The call is both a gracious call, one we need but don't deserve, and a call to implicit, unqualified obedience in following Christ, … [Read more...] about Book “Review”: The Cost of Discipleship

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: church, Cost of Discipleship, Dead Theologians Society, dietrich bonhoeffer, discipleship, Hitler, love for enemy

Who Am I? Bonhoeffer as a Historical Mentor in Prayer: Part 1

October 27, 2013 by Tom Grosh IV 2 Comments

Preface In the process of completing the  Christian Devotional Classics  series, I was inspired to dig  into material which I wrote on the prayer life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for  Theology and Practice of Prayer[1].  My intention had been to do such last fall, but I found my time too pressed with transitioning into my new role as Associate Director of the Emerging Scholars Network. I will begin the series with the introduction to  Who Am I? Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a Historical Mentor in Prayer. I am very interested … [Read more...] about Who Am I? Bonhoeffer as a Historical Mentor in Prayer: Part 1

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Prayer Tagged With: conversion, dietrich bonhoeffer, Nazi, Psalms, religionless Christianity, rule of life, Theology and Practice of Prayer, Who Am I? Dietrich Bonhoeffer as Historical Mentor in Prayer

Best Christian Book of All Time: Final Four

April 1, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Over the weekend, voters made their choices for the Final Four in the Best Christian Book of All Time Tournament. Unlike the NCAA's Final Four, ours was marked by fewer upsets and fewer broken legs. (Please - if you don't know what I'm talking about, don't Google it. As a University of Louisville alumnus, I'm not sure I'll ever be able to think of my alma mater again without wincing in sympathy pain.) Review the Final Four below, then vote on Facebook for your choices!  At the end of the post, I've also pulled out a … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: Final Four

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, C. S. Lewis, dietrich bonhoeffer, J.R.R. Tolkien

Best Christian Book of All Time: Elite Eight Update

March 27, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Tournament Bracket

The first teams  books have arrived in the Elite Eight! Fittingly, this region paired two giants of 20th century apologetics and two giants of theology. Will this regional final answer the question of whether readers prefer accessible apologetics or densely argued theology? I doubt it, but we'll give it a try anyway! Before sharing the results, however, I'd like to share a few of the incredible comments we've received online about the Best Christian Book of All Time Tournament. We've received record web traffic … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: Elite Eight Update

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, C. S. Lewis, dietrich bonhoeffer, Richard Foster

Best Christian Book of All Time: The Sweet Sixteen

March 25, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

After a frantic week of voting, our original field of 64 has been whittled down to the Sweet Sixteen! Check out the Round 2 scores below, download the official bracket, and then head to Facebook to begin voting for our next winners. Round Two Results Note: The official vote tallies were collected early Monday morning, so they may differ from what you currently see online. Theology & Apologetics In a battle of prolific Anglicans, C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity (1) defeated N.T. Wright's The Resurrection of … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: The Sweet Sixteen

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, Brother Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, dallas willard, dante, dietrich bonhoeffer, g. k. chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Julian of Norwich, Richard Foster, Thomas a Kempis, thomas aquinas, Victor Hugo

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