Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Arnold Köster : two distinct voices in the midst of Germany's Third Reich turmoil / Paul Spanring ; foreword by Keith W. Clements.
Publication details: Cambridge : The Lutterworth Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (286 pages)Content type:- text
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- online resource
- 9780718842611
- 0718842618
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945
- Köster, Arnold, 1896-1960
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945
- Christianity and politics -- Protestant churches -- History of doctrines -- 20th century
- Church and state -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
- National socialism
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945
- Christianity and politics -- Protestant churches -- History of doctrines -- 20th century
- Church and state -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
- National socialism
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- History
- Christianity and politics -- Protestant churches -- History of doctrines
- Church and state
- National socialism
- Germany
- 1900-1999
- 274.30820922 22
- BR856 .S73 2014eb
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Following Jesus -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- Arnold Köster -- The world -- Engaging with the world -- The church -- Salvation -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. A fictional encounter -- Appendix 2. Interviews -- Appendix 3. Arnold Köster source material.
Baptists and Lutherans often define the tension of being in the world, but not in terms of two separate realms: the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world. However, their understanding of these realms and their delicate connection is quite nuanced. Within the Lutheran tradition, the two kingdoms are held in tension, which in turn leads to a precarious interaction of state and church. In the (Ana)Baptist tradition, a much stricter duality is emphasised, resulting in a more radical and separatist stance. ''Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Arnold Koster'' analyses and compares the historical developm.
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