article by Martha Ellen Stortz
A preface to a reflection on the life, theology and ethical constructs of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Stortz suggests three possible reasons for a resurgence in the study of this great life. [ read article ]
| Let God be the
Judge: Bonhoeffer’s Ethics of Responsibility and
Physician-Assisted Suicide article by Mark Brocker In Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Ethics he alerts us to the pitfalls of the quest for moral certainty. In Bonhoeffer's estimation, "extraordinary situations of ultimate necessities," (such as his own involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler) obsolesce these single-faceted attempts at ethical summation. Brocker illustrates how Bonhoeffer’s concept of an extraordinary situation of ultimate necessities sheds light on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. [ read article ] |
| A Spoke in the
Wheel article by Renate Wind |
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On April 9, 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer became one of
the millions of victims of Nazi barbarity, one who had conciously
taken sides with the persecuted and was willing to share their fate.
He could have had it otherwise. |
| Bonhoeffer and
Resistance to Evil article by Lisa Dahill |
| Bonhoeffer deliberately sought to avoid
justifying his actions. And, from his standpoint any attempt
to justify his involvement in the conspiracy would have been the
height of ethical arrogance. [ read article ] |
| Reading from the
Underside of Selfhood: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Spiritual Formation article by Lisa Dahill |
| Bonhoeffer deliberately sought to avoid
justifying his actions. And, from his standpoint any attempt
to justify his involvement in the conspiracy would have been the
height of ethical arrogance. [ read article ] |
 Bonhoeffer:
The Moviereview by Burton Nelson A review of the 90-minute documentary film, produced by Martin Doblmeier. [ read article ] A Review of Reconciliation: Restoring Justice by John W. De Gruchy article by Judith Singleton [ read article ] Christ and the World on the Sources of Social Ethics article by Ulrik Becker Nissen During the last three decades the discussion on the role of religion in politics has attracted increasing attention. Due to both theoretical and political causes this question has become increasingly pressing – and difficult. [ read article ] |
The ELCA Churchwide Assembly, to be held August 11-17 in Milwaukee, will consider and act upon the proposed social statement "Caring for Health: Our Shared Endeavor." JLE has asked five persons to review the proposed social statement and offer their reflections.
A Call to Action: Health as a Shared Endeavor
reviewed by Gwen Wagstrom Halaas [ read article ]
"Caring for Health: Our Shared Endeavor"
reviewed by Sarah Payne Naylor
[ read article ]
A Review "from the Field"
reviewed by Lowell Nelson
[ read article ]
Comments on "Caring for Health: Our Shared Endeavor"
reviewed by Paul T. Nelson
[ read article ]
A Review of "Caring for Health: Our Shared Endeavor"
reviewed by Jonathan R. Sande
[ read article ]
What Does it Mean to be "Church?" The Mission of the Church in Light of Three Biblical Images
article by Mark Allen Powell
When theologians speak of the "mission of the Church" they usually try to describe what the Church is to do in the particular environment in which it is found. Of course, there are many biblical texts that provide direction for this, but what does it mean to be "Church" in the first place? [ read article ]
Gathered and Scattered: Worship and Service as What it Means to Be Church
article by Martha E. Stortz
Some years ago a woman from a congregation in the Northwest offered her congregation's mission statement: "Gathered to worship, scattered to serve." It stuck in my imagination because it succinctly stated the mission of the church: worship and service.
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Just War and Interventionist Foreign Policy
article by Jane E. Strohl
The January 13, 2003 issue of The New Yorker published an article about a manufacturer of artificial limbs from Staten Island. He wanted to help the victims of the civil war in Sierra Leone, in which amputation had been a key form of terrorist activity. [ read article ]
Congregational Strategies for Invigorating Lutheranism’s Just PeaceMaking Tradition
article by Gary Simpson
“Just peacemaking” Lutherans have not often used that terminology. We have, however, engaged in just peacemaking, often even as a trait of a Lutheran way of life. It is about time that we name this trait as such and naming it can help us better claim just peacemaking as a Lutheran manner of living.
[ read article ]