A Centenary Conference

Dietrich Bonhoeffer for Our Times

Jewish and Christian Perspectives

September 17-18, 2006

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) has become an icon of resistance and moral courage. As a pastor and teacher, he was one of the earliest Protestants to speak out against Nazism and summon his church to oppose it. As a resistance figure executed for his role in the conspiracy against the Nazi regime, his prison writings later inspired Christians throughout the world.

What is Bonhoeffer’s legacy for the Jewish-Christian relationship today? His record of political opposition to Nazism is clear. Does his contribution to Christian ethical reflection and activism have implications for non-Christians? What is Bonhoeffer’s place as a theological and political figure in the legacy of the Holocaust? In this conference, Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant scholars will reflect on his witness and its legacy for our times.

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Schedule

Sunday, September 17, 2006
Hebrew College: Berenson Hall directions
3:00 p.m. Welcome
Who Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer?		  
3:30 p.m. Bonhoeffer's Context: The Churches' Responses to Nazism  
 
  • Donald Dietrich, Boston College
  • Matthew Hockenos, Skidmore College
  • Marc Krell, University of California, Riverside
  • Moderator: Rodney Petersen, Boston Theological Institute
 
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Light kosher supper  
     
Anodver-Newton Theological School: Stoddard Hall directions
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bonhoeffer, the Jewish People, and Post-Holocaust Theology  
 
  • Victoria Barnett, US Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Stephen Haynes, Rhodes College
  • Moderator/Responder: Shai Held, Jewish Theological Seminary
  
     
Monday, September 18, 2006
Boston College: Walsh Function Room directions
2:30 p.m. Welcome
Who Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer?

from parking lot and T stop to Walsh Hall

 

 
3:00 p.m. An interactive session especially designed for local students, faculty, educators, and religious leaders. Limit 100 persons.

Formation of the Religious Conscience after the Shoah:
Bonhoeffer's Spirituality for Today
 
  • Lisa Dahill, Trinity Lutheran Seminary
  • Shai Held, Jewish Theological Seminary
  • Stephen Pope, Boston College
  • Moderator: Victoria Barnett, USHMM
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Light kosher supper
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. "Costly Discipleship" and Contemporary Culture:
Bonhoeffer as a Model for Religious Activism
 
  • Or Rose, Hebrew College
  • David Gushee, Union University
  • James Bernauer, Boston College
  • Moderator/Commentator: Clifford Green, Bonhoeffer Works Project
Photo Copyright: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, München.

 

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