For some 40 years after Bonhoeffer's death, scholars both historical and theological debated over the legacy of Bonhoeffer. Was he the property of Liberals? or of Conservatives? What really were his views on this or that topic. The problem was compounded by the fact that Bonhoeffer later cryptically wrote that almost all his writing was done while he wasn't even a Christian … [Read more...]
Bonhoeffer – Part 1 – The Biography
I thought of writing a few posts about Dietrich Bonhoeffer since he's become popular again with the printing of Eric Metaxas new book "Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy". In order to give a brief biographical sketch the following is a summary of his life I wrote for a paper during my MA. To briefly summarize the relevant history, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German … [Read more...]
The Historic Monergism of W.H. Auden
This weekend I heard of the conversion story of W.H. Auden, one of - if not my favourite poet(s). He was raised in a High Church Anglican parish and apparently held the censer for the priest, enjoying the liturgies and 'magic' of the sacraments. Having walked away from his faith as a young adult, in 1939 Auden moved to the United States after attending Oxford (Christ … [Read more...]