Bonhoeffer Quote by Stephen J. Nichols

“We are also brought into the church-community as a result of Christ’s death on the cross—a community of the forgiven, who should be quick…

— Stephen J. Nichols

“I offer this succinct synopsis of Bonhoeffer on the Christian life: We live in love by grace as the church-community—in, through, and toward Christ.”

— Stephen J. Nichols

“Everything in the prior chapters has been leading us up to this point. Our look at his christology (chap. 2) and ecclesiology (chap. 3) laid…

— Stephen J. Nichols

“We could summarize all of this background to Bonhoeffer’s christology in one sentence, albeit a complex one: The cross was a stumbling block to…

— Stephen J. Nichols

“The ethics of the Sermon on the Mount are nothing less than extraordinary. To look at them as something that can be fulfilled within…

— Stephen J. Nichols

“This poem, “Stations on the Road to Freedom,” echoes the Christ-centered or christotelic emphasis we have come to see in so much of Bonhoeffer’s…

— Stephen J. Nichols

“Bonhoeffer and Luther draw on Christ’s paradox of gaining one’s life by losing it. So we come to the ultimate paradox: by service—and ultimately,…

— Stephen J. Nichols

I saw Pastor Bonhoeffer, before taking off his prison garb, kneeling on the floor praying fervently to his God. I was most deeply moved…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The rich world of his ancestors set the standards for Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s own life. It gave him a certainty of judgment and manner that…

— Eric Metaxas

“Jeremiah was not eager to become a prophet of God. When the call came to him all of a sudden, he shrank back, he…

— Eric Metaxes

If your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi and nonviolence. But if your enemy has no conscience like Hitler, then follow Bonhoeffer.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“If you board the wrong train it is no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction. —DIETRICH BONHOEFFER”

— Eric Metaxas