Deus Absconditus

In reading Barth…one cannot help but be confronted by his notion that only God can reveal God.  For instance, Who can reveal God except God Himself? Neither a man that has been raised up nor an idea that has come down can do it.  These are both creatures. (CD I.1 p.406) Barth moves from this [...]

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A Kind and Erudite Review of Metaxas’ “Bonhoeffer”

CBD Academic has a blog well worth reading where there was a guest review of Eric Metaxas’ “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” by Bonhoeffer scholar Joe McGarry (Aberdeen University).  In it, he gives credit to Metaxas for his ability to craft a book that has become a NYTimes best seller about a dead German theologian [...]

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Be the Church! Speak the Word! Hear the Word!

Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his little work entitled Life Together wrote about the Reformed perspective of “alien righteousness” (“fremde Gerechtigkeit”) which in Luther’s doctrine of justification was extra nos.[1] He explained the need, based upon this doctrine of “alien righteousness,” for community and the spoken Word of Christ. If they are asked ‘Where is your salvation, [...]

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