Bonhoeffer, the theologian of Christianity supraconfessional non-religious, a victim of Nazism and martyr of Christ, often posed this question, rather, it is no exaggeration to say that it was almost tortured. A question which the church hierarchy, in their eagerness to sell their wares (the religion), they never asked and never, I suppose, if they arise.
Bonhoeffer aspired to a form of Christianity that could be called existential, characterized by the end of hostilities - and contradictions - of religious devoutness and theology. Christianity in its traditional form, Christianity real , in addition to not make more power over the faithful, is no longer a long time - if it ever has represented 2000 years of history - the Gospel, conceived as a vocation to be faithful to the Earth, the worldly dimension. The thought of Bonhoeffer is now more than ever, and dare I say prophetic, given the modern tendency to resacralisation everything, and it is worth to further develop it. For Bonhoeffer
antithesis, manipulated by the religions in the world, between God (transcendent) and fashion (immanent) not stand the test of facts, moreover, to a dispassionate analysis of the negative impact it has had on the consciousness and continues to be, proves to be a colossal mistake, the opening words of outright anti-Christian orientation. Who cares about the cause of God, can not in opposition to the cause of the world. On the contrary, the love of God and love of the world must urge the elimination of injustices that disfigure.
On Earth, Christ came down, took flesh, he sowed the good news for the construction of the Kingdom of heaven has suffered with us and was a victim of power . On Earth, men must build and put into action the Good News, out of sight of a life beyond life, but in view of the kingdom of heaven to be built here and now . In this mundane, do not allow the alternative sky-earth, it is a trap, a stone stumbling because of which men have put in place to escape from the world, to distance itself from its responsibility and its failure in the face of God The God of the cross has taken the form of the Old Testament God Almighty and authoritarian, a Deus ex machina intervening to heal where men have failed. Religions that have helped to build this image of the Christian God cold and distant, which is useful in order to manipulate and control the collective consciousness, they have polluted and defiled the very essence of divinity. The Christian God, in Bonhoeffer theological thought, is not a disinterested God for the evils of the world, foreign all'aldiquà; He, in fact, God is not indifferent, but a God who walks among us, who wants to know his true nature and to men who became known through Jesus in the Gospel of John is often reiterated the idea that Jesus is the ' only way to reach the Father, that He is the same as the Father; He is the Way, the Truth and the Life . For this reason, those who saw Jesus, who put into practice the teachings, have seen the true face of the Father.
Bonhoeffer aspired to a form of Christianity that could be called existential, characterized by the end of hostilities - and contradictions - of religious devoutness and theology. Christianity in its traditional form, Christianity real , in addition to not make more power over the faithful, is no longer a long time - if it ever has represented 2000 years of history - the Gospel, conceived as a vocation to be faithful to the Earth, the worldly dimension. The thought of Bonhoeffer is now more than ever, and dare I say prophetic, given the modern tendency to resacralisation everything, and it is worth to further develop it. For Bonhoeffer
antithesis, manipulated by the religions in the world, between God (transcendent) and fashion (immanent) not stand the test of facts, moreover, to a dispassionate analysis of the negative impact it has had on the consciousness and continues to be, proves to be a colossal mistake, the opening words of outright anti-Christian orientation. Who cares about the cause of God, can not in opposition to the cause of the world. On the contrary, the love of God and love of the world must urge the elimination of injustices that disfigure.
On Earth, Christ came down, took flesh, he sowed the good news for the construction of the Kingdom of heaven has suffered with us and was a victim of power . On Earth, men must build and put into action the Good News, out of sight of a life beyond life, but in view of the kingdom of heaven to be built here and now . In this mundane, do not allow the alternative sky-earth, it is a trap, a stone stumbling because of which men have put in place to escape from the world, to distance itself from its responsibility and its failure in the face of God The God of the cross has taken the form of the Old Testament God Almighty and authoritarian, a Deus ex machina intervening to heal where men have failed. Religions that have helped to build this image of the Christian God cold and distant, which is useful in order to manipulate and control the collective consciousness, they have polluted and defiled the very essence of divinity. The Christian God, in Bonhoeffer theological thought, is not a disinterested God for the evils of the world, foreign all'aldiquà; He, in fact, God is not indifferent, but a God who walks among us, who wants to know his true nature and to men who became known through Jesus in the Gospel of John is often reiterated the idea that Jesus is the ' only way to reach the Father, that He is the same as the Father; He is the Way, the Truth and the Life . For this reason, those who saw Jesus, who put into practice the teachings, have seen the true face of the Father.
Let us, therefore, the bottom of searches: what does it mean that Christianity is not religion, is practiced today, has the hooks with the Gospel, or is it just another form of religion, a cheap product marketing, touted as such by the Merchants of the Temple?
analyze how Bonhoeffer defines Christianity is not religious
"I often wonder why a Christian instinct" I frequently push towards non-religious people rather than to religious ones, and this is absolutely not with the intention of doing missionary, but I could almost say "brotherly." While in front of religious people often feel ashamed to take the name of God - because in such situations I think it sounds somewhat fake, and I myself feel a little ' disingenuous (especially bad is when people start talking in religious terms, then almost completely silenced, and things become for me somehow stifling and unpleasant) - in front of the non-religious people can in some instances the name of God with confidence and as if it were a matter of course. Religious people speak of God when human knowledge (sometimes to mental laziness) has come to an end or when the human forces are lacking - and in fact what they call in the field is always the deus ex machina, as a fictional solution to problems insoluble, or as a force in front of the human failure; always thus exploiting human weakness or in the face of human limitations, and this inevitably can always and only as long as men with their own forces do not push the limits a little 'later, and God as deus ex machina does not become unnecessary, for me the speech about human limits has become quite difficult (they are still true today limits the death, that people almost do not fear, and sin, that people almost do not understand?) always seems as if we only save a little fearfully 'space for God - I wish not to speak of God limits, but at the center, not in weaknesses but in strength, not so in relation to death and guilt, but in life and human welfare. Reached the limits, it seems better to be silent and leave unresolved the unsolvable.
(D. Bonhoeffer, Resistance and Surrender, ed. Paulist Press, Milan, 1988, p.. 349)
Religion is just as corrupt Christianity. The Church is a community of believers and unbelievers, brought together by the value of brotherhood and solidarity. A believer to another believer that the more theological point of view are on the same wavelength, they make a confession and nothing more, but two believers who belong to different theological horizons and interact dialectically with a non-believer, are the Church! The original meaning of the Greek word Ekklesia is opposite to that of the word Airesis , " sect (That does not mean heresy, given additional meaning over the centuries by the Church to isolate dissident Christian movements): the ekklesìa is the meeting place, the enhancement in key democratic of all the positions, is the community coming out of the box and dall'addomesticamento religion, is welcome without prejudice of any kind, the Church is projected on the unbelievers and "different" believers is a church that is not ghetto, but opens to the world . And, ultimately, the spiritual as opposed to time, the abuse of power and psychological coercion exercised by religions at all times and in all places.
analyze how Bonhoeffer defines Christianity is not religious
"I often wonder why a Christian instinct" I frequently push towards non-religious people rather than to religious ones, and this is absolutely not with the intention of doing missionary, but I could almost say "brotherly." While in front of religious people often feel ashamed to take the name of God - because in such situations I think it sounds somewhat fake, and I myself feel a little ' disingenuous (especially bad is when people start talking in religious terms, then almost completely silenced, and things become for me somehow stifling and unpleasant) - in front of the non-religious people can in some instances the name of God with confidence and as if it were a matter of course. Religious people speak of God when human knowledge (sometimes to mental laziness) has come to an end or when the human forces are lacking - and in fact what they call in the field is always the deus ex machina, as a fictional solution to problems insoluble, or as a force in front of the human failure; always thus exploiting human weakness or in the face of human limitations, and this inevitably can always and only as long as men with their own forces do not push the limits a little 'later, and God as deus ex machina does not become unnecessary, for me the speech about human limits has become quite difficult (they are still true today limits the death, that people almost do not fear, and sin, that people almost do not understand?) always seems as if we only save a little fearfully 'space for God - I wish not to speak of God limits, but at the center, not in weaknesses but in strength, not so in relation to death and guilt, but in life and human welfare. Reached the limits, it seems better to be silent and leave unresolved the unsolvable.
(D. Bonhoeffer, Resistance and Surrender, ed. Paulist Press, Milan, 1988, p.. 349)
Religion is just as corrupt Christianity. The Church is a community of believers and unbelievers, brought together by the value of brotherhood and solidarity. A believer to another believer that the more theological point of view are on the same wavelength, they make a confession and nothing more, but two believers who belong to different theological horizons and interact dialectically with a non-believer, are the Church! The original meaning of the Greek word Ekklesia is opposite to that of the word Airesis , " sect (That does not mean heresy, given additional meaning over the centuries by the Church to isolate dissident Christian movements): the ekklesìa is the meeting place, the enhancement in key democratic of all the positions, is the community coming out of the box and dall'addomesticamento religion, is welcome without prejudice of any kind, the Church is projected on the unbelievers and "different" believers is a church that is not ghetto, but opens to the world . And, ultimately, the spiritual as opposed to time, the abuse of power and psychological coercion exercised by religions at all times and in all places.
Any theology is an expression of spirituality and a peculiar way of being Christian. Therefore, it is idolatrous claim avanazata the Church of trying to homogenize the theological pluralism and branded as a deviation from authentic Christian faith. The spirit of God is not selective, it is like the wind " blows where it wishes and you hear the voice, but do not know where it comes from and where it goes So it is with everyone born of the Spirit " (John 3 , 8) and neither hierarchy nor the Pope himself can stop the movement.
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