Limbo exists for unbaptized infants.
Afterlife / Disagree
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Open interactive church history leader page20th CenturyGermanymodern
German Lutheran pastor and theologian; opposed Nazism and wrote 'The Cost of Discipleship.'
Theological Positions
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Prayers for the dead can help them.
Afterlife / Disagree
Soul sleep occurs between death and resurrection.
Afterlife / Disagree
The intermediate state is conscious.
Afterlife / Agree
There are degrees of reward in heaven.
Afterlife / neutral
Angels are real spiritual beings.
Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree
Demons can possess people today.
Angels & Demons / agree
Satan is a real, personal being. Not just a symbol of evil or force.
Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree
Church tradition is equal to Scripture in authority.
Bible / disagree
Scripture alone is the highest authority in the Christian life.
Bible / stronglyAgree
Writings
Act and Being
Academic dissertation contrasting transcendental and ontological approaches in theology.
Source: Act and Being
View WritingEthics
Unfinished work exploring Christ-centered ethical decision-making; published posthumously.
Source: Ethics
View WritingLetters and Papers from Prison
Collection of theological reflections and personal letters penned during Nazi imprisonment.
Source: Letters and Papers from Prison
View WritingLife Together
Manual on Christian community drawn from the Finkenwalde seminary experience.
Source: Life Together
View WritingSanctorum Communio
Early dissertation presenting the church as Christ existing in community, integrating sociology and theology.
Source: Sanctorum Communio
View WritingThe Cost of Discipleship
Classic exposition of the Sermon on the Mount contrasting costly grace with cheap grace.
Source: The Cost of Discipleship
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