ONLINE COURSE
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Life of Discipleship
Dive into Bonhoeffer’s life and writings with our expert-led 8-unit course, and grow in your own life of discipleship.
Register your church group and we’ll offer you a special bulk discount on the course.
FOR CHURCHES
Bonhoeffer Study Group
Do you have a group of people interested in faith and culture? Take them through Bonhoeffer and the Life of Discipleship together.
Register your interest, and our team will contact you to get you launched. We’ll setup all your student accounts and apply a special discount based on the number of people.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course explores formative episodes from Bonhoeffer’s life, his key works, and central ideas in his thought. We connect these episodes to your personal piety, devotion to God’s word, public theology, and also the place of the church in the midst of culture.
The goal is to study Bonhoeffer’s life and theology for the purpose of growing in your own life of faithful discipleship to Jesus Christ.
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Brant Himes
Bonhoeffer scholar.
Associate Professor, Los Angeles Pacific University. PhD, Theology (Fuller Theological Seminary and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
A Life of Discipleship
Dietrich Bonhoeffer lived as a German pastor and theologian during the tumultuous times of Adolf Hitler, the rise of Nazi Germany, and World War II. As the Nazis tightened their grip on the German churches, Bonhoeffer led with a theological, pastoral, and political resistance that eventually cost him his life.
YOU WILL LEARN:
How the arc of Bonhoeffer’s life led him to becoming a spy and double-agent against Nazi Germany.
How key aspects of Bonhoeffer’s theology formed a foundation for his life’s work and thought.
How Bonhoeffer’s ethical decision making led to his participation in plans to assassinate Hitler.
How to examine your own life for areas of growth and discernment in how Jesus is calling you to fully participate in God’s mission in and for the world.
How to apply Bonhoeffer’s insights into Jesus Christ, discipleship, and community to your own life and living.