Subject: RE Topic: Christian Moral Action Year Group: 12

Key Vocabulary Religionles Bonhoeffer’s 1 What years did 1906-1945 1 What is Religionless The idea of removing traditional s idea that Bonhoeffers life span? ? set in the way Christianity Christianit Christianity 2 Where was he from? Germany 2 What was the name of The y should get rid of Bonhoeffers church? old-fashioned ideas and 3 What experience He lived through Nazi Germany and 3 What declaration was he Barmen Declaration 1934 separate itself influences his theology? WW2 apart of? from ideologies 4 Whose teaching did he Karl Barth 4 Where was his religious Finkenwalde- ran an illegal Costly The idea that use as an influence?= community? seminary. It was closed in 1937 by grace the free gift of 5 What were his three The wholly other God is revealed fully in the gestapo as only Arians could grace demands theological principles? train a response of Jesus is also fully human and for us true, sacrificial 5 What is spiritual to Prayer-centered, Bible-based, Humans are social being and the best discipleship- Bonhoeffer? simple, focused on the whole- expression of this is found in community total person, communal and action abandonment based 6 How did he die? He was executed by the Nazi’s for his to Christ and to role in the resistance and his plot to kill be Christ like in Hitler Discipleship your attitude

1 What is cheap grace? The idea that grace is easy Civil The concept Duty to God and the state to obtain disobedie that your nce Christian Duty is 1 What is duty to Bonhoeffer? What you must do for God 2 What is costly grace? The gift of grace demands a more important response of true sacrificial than your duty 2 What is the state and The state is the government or discipleship to the state. Bonhoeffers view on it? country control- he found it Jesus too showed civil corruptible 3 What elements of grace does He rejects cheap grace and disobedience. Bonhoeffer reject? advocates costly grace 3 What is civil disobedience? Christian duty is more important than your duty to the state Solidarity The idea that 4 What must Christians fully accept The leadership and teachings Christians must 4 What did Bonhoeffer teach Christians must always out their according to Bonhoeffer? of Jesus be ‘for others’ about civil disobedience? duty to God first 5 What is solidarity? The idea Christians ‘must be Discipleshi Following the 5 What are the implications for Christians must give in to what for others’ p life and example Christians? they think is right and follow of Jesus Gods will 6 What is his teaching on suffering? Christians must suffer as Jesus did for the faith. Passion Jesus’ suffering 6 What are all about Discovering the will of God Suffering is a part of being at the end of his according to Bonhoeffer? Christian life

Dietrich Bonhoeffer used experiences with the rise of Nazism to explored how Christian life can be expressed. His Christianity was radical and re-examined the relationship between church and state. His beliefs and action ultimately cost him his life. Subject: RE Retrieval Quiz: Christian Moral Action Year Group:12

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church Key Vocabulary 1 What years did 1 What is Religionless Bonhoeffers life span? Religionless Christianity Christianity? 2 Where was he from? 2 What was the name of Bonhoeffers 3 What experience church? influences his theology? Costly grace 3 What declaration 4 Whose teaching did he was he apart of? use as an influence? 4 Where was his religious community? 5 What were his three theological principles? 5 What is spiritual disciple to 6 How did he die? Bonhoeffer? Civil disobedience Discipleship Duty to God and the state 1 What is cheap grace? 1 What is duty to Bonhoeffer? 2 What is costly grace?

2 What is the state and Solidarity Bonhoeffers view on it? 3 What elements of grace does Bonhoeffer reject? 3 What is civil Discipleship disobedience? 4 What must Christians fully 4 What did Bonhoeffer accept according to teach about civil Bonhoeffer? Passion disobedience? 5 What is solidarity? 5 What are the implications for Christians? 6 What is his teaching on 6 What are all ethics about suffering? according to Bonhoeffer? Christian Moral action Key word Definitions Religionless Bonhoeffer’s idea that Christianity should get rid of old-fashioned ideas and separate itself from Christianity ideologies Costly grace The idea that the free gift of grace demands a response of true, sacrificial discipleship- total abandonment to Christ and to be Christ like in your attitude Civil disobedience The concept that your Christian Duty is more important than your duty to the state. Jesus too showed civil disobedience. Solidarity The idea that Christians must be ‘for others’

The cost of discipleship: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) used The confessing church and Grade: Bonhoeffer rejects that Grace is easy to his experiences in Nazi Germany to Bonhoeffers role: obtain, this is cheap grace. Instead: develop his theology on Christian The church met in 1934 to write • Full accept Jesus and his teachings, living. the Barmen Declaration with Karl • Do anything to reach the Kingdom of God He had three core theological Barth. They wrote that: • Costly grace means obeying God totally teachings: • Jesus is the only true leader Christians must be prepared to suffer for their 1. The Wholly other God is revealed • Only following the teachings faith through Jesus of Jesus 2. Jesus is fully human and ‘for us’ • Other ideologies have no 3. Humans are social beings and the authority over someone Solidarity: best expression of this is in other than the church Bonhoeffer believed that the church is for church community others, solidarity must be expressed by everyone. Christians must speak out against injustice. Jesus took the action first approach so What the spec says should Christians The teaching and example Bonhoeffer’s teaching on the relationship of church and of Dietrich Bonhoeffer on: state Duty to God and duty to Obedience, leadership and doing God’s will Duty to God the state Justification of civil disobedience DB taught the church was more important than the state, and therefore can on occasions be Church as community and Bonhoeffer’s role in the Confessing Church and his own ignored as ones duty to god supersedes that of Church at Finklewald source of spiritual religious community in Finklewalde the states. Following Gods will over the state is • Prayer centred discipline • Bible-based classed as a radical ethic. The cost of discipleship Bonhoeffer’s teaching on ethics and action, including • Simple All actions must follow the will of God: • Costly grace, Sacrifice and suffering, Solidarity • Through action you will work out the will • Focused on the of God whole person • Whether or not Christians should practise civil disobedience • Give in to what is right • Communal • Whether or not it is possible always to know God’s will • Proper Christian response is in the • Action-based • Whether or not Bonhoeffer puts too much emphasis on suffering example of Jesus • Whether or not Bonhoeffer’s theology has relevance today