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Naziism, Communism, and feminism!? (1 of 4)
| May 18, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
Since I have taken up my humble blog, I have generally tried to stick to topics that relate to my book. I have not written on peace in theMiddle East, Obamacare, gun control and so on. Recently I have felt however that I needed to be more contemporary – so how do the issues of…
Nicolai Berdyaev and Dietrich Bonhoeffer (3 of 3)
| April 29, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
Bonhoeffer gave the example of a frightened schoolgirl whose father was an alcoholic not being obligated to tell the truth about him – as if that justified lying in non-related circumstances. And if the poor girl’s alcoholic father does not allow her to study, does that justify her cheating on a test? And if her…
Nicolai Berdyaev and Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2 of 3)
| April 10, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
(quotes from Berdyaev that – in my view- are close to or identical to Bonheoffer’s, as seen not in popular works like Life Together or The Cost of Discipleship, but in Christ the Center, with some comments on the dangers of Bonhoeffer’s brand of liberal theology) “Even in the Gospels the purity of the revelation…
Nicolai Berdyaev and Dietrich Bonhoeffer
| March 21, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
Over the years I had heard of the Christian existentialist philosopher and theologian Nicolai Berdyaev, but never read any of his writings. Recently I did get a hold of a selection of his writings called Christian Existentialism: A Berdyaev Anthology (also subtitled A Berdyaev Synthesis), translated by Donald A. Lowrie (New York, Harper Torchbooks, 1965).…
Weimar, USA? (3 of 3)
| March 3, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
Raimund Pretzel, who wrote under the pen name of Sebastian Haffner, was a boy in World War I and young man in Nazi Germany. He later managed to get out of the Reich and make a home for himself in England. His memoir is about his personal struggles to survive spiritually and psychologically in Nazi…
Weimar, USA? (2 of 3)
| February 18, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
Raimund Pretzel, who wrote under the pen name of Sebastian Haffner, was a boy in World War I and young man in Nazi Germany. He later managed to get out of the Reich and make a home for himself in England. His memoir is about his personal struggles to survive spiritually and psychologically in Nazi…
Weimar, USA? (1 of 3)
| January 31, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
Haffner, Sebastian. Defying Hitler: A Memoir. Translated by Oliver Pretzel. London: Phoenix, 2003. Raimund Pretzel, who wrote under the pen name of Sebastian Haffner, was a boy in World War I and young man in Nazi Germany. He later managed to get out of the Reich and make a home for himself in England. His…
Two reasons why Dietrich Bonhoeffer has nothing to say to American Christians today (3 of 3)
| January 5, 2013 | Posted by Joseph Keysor under Blog |
But, it will be said, “Bonhoeffer was trying to stop the killing.” Since Hitler lashed out in fury after the failed assassination attempt, the efforts of the conspirators led to more killing, more suffering, not less. It is not the duty of Christians to assassinate wicked rulers. Hitler’s Reich was destroyed by the God-ordained authorities…
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