Dietrich Bonhoeffer

In the 1970’s a group of theologians gathered together with the goal of liberating themselves apart from the traditional fundamentalist scope. In this gathering they began the grass roots group, The Latin American Theology Fraternity, known as The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. The hopeful group had a goal to remain distinctive within the fraternal order. There were allowed the opportunity to speak in front of a worldwide denominationally diverse congregation in where each deliberated

a) Comment on points of historical, theological and interpretative interest, setting the passage into its immediate context. Additionally, make comments on significant factors such as language, genre, form / source / redaction and other relevant bible passages. Philippians 2: 3-11 The passage of scripture chosen for this essay is taken from a letter which is “almost universally acknowledged” (Murray, 2001:1180) to have been written by the apostle Paul. As is clearly stated in the opening verses

In this paper, I will argue that a combination of Natural Law Theory and Utilitarianism best captures what should be required in terms of respecting natural rights. One of the benefits of Utilitarianism is that it looks at what we ought to do, not must do, while keeping in mind the consequences of our actions. On the negative side, all consequences, short term and long term, must be considered, often making it very difficult to make the ultimately correct decision, since seeing the future is not

Ethics 3.1 1. Why are Christian ethics and theology inseparable? What did Francis Schaeffer mean when he said that not all things are the same to God? Christian ethics is inseparable from theology because it is grounded in the character of God. Francis Schaeffer said that not all things are the same to God and means that God exists and has a character, but not all things are the same to him. Some things conform to His character, and some are opposed to his character. 2. What did Schaeffer conclude

Torture is the act of applying high amounts of pain on a person to force them to give out wanted and vital information. The use of torture has a great impact on those who take part in it and those who are subjected to it. There have been many arguments in favor of the use of torture claiming that its use is beneficial to the nation who chooses to take part in it. However, there are also plenty of arguments claiming that it is both impractical and useless. In 2004, after the Abu Ghraib prison in

Ch.1 Most of us re aware of the African-American history containing much violence, oppression and belittling. However, grasping all the details of what they experienced is difficult Even upon receiving their “freedom” they were greeted with another era of beatings, humility, shame and, worst of all, lynching. When, quite literally, the shackles came off, they believed a better life awaited them in the near distance. Instead, they were shoved back into a state of fear and shame for those who lived

Throughout Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, Merton seeks to determine the essence of technology and ascertain whether it is right. Merton saw a particular contribution of the monk in modern society as nurturing "the right use of technology to serve the real needs of modern man" (284). From the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton was able to see that a reliance on technology in the modern world was leading to societal destruction and distraction from God’s unity. But even within the Abbey, the allure of

CB- Final Paper- P&P The Church is a diverse body of persons professing the Christian faith. The people called Christians are those that understand and witness the birth and death of Jesus Christ. This conveys that they believe Jesus Christ to be the begotten son of God, the creator of this world. “Church” is a term that is used to identify Christians that exist in different parts of the world. (Irenaeus) They are also called “the body of Christ,” or the “ecclesia.” This suggests that the people

knowledge of God relates to disciple’s call to obedience. Moreover, how God bestows knowledge to the believer through obedience. Both faith and obedience require an object and that object is Jesus Christ. Faith and obedience go hand in hand, Dietrich Bonhoeffer states, “both of which are equally true: only the believers obey, and only the obedient believe.” Thus, the object of this belief and obedience is Jesus Christ. However, belief and obedience implies that you have knowledge of the object that

Introduction The church stands as a dominate agency, which signifies a unity among believers established through the Spirit of Christ. A harmonious unity and diversity comes within the body when those in the church attain a personal relationship with Christ. Paul states, “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ” (1 Cor 12:12, New Revised Standard Version) . Through a solid foundation and a fitly join union