A Reading Group at the Springfield, NJ Barnes and Noble. Dedicated to reading and discussing fiction and non-fiction that deals with history, religion and big ideas. Led by The Rev. Bob Hackendorf, the Rector of St. Luke's Church in New Providence, NJ.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Reading Schedule for the Remainder of 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
C.S. Lewis: When Theological Liberalism Hits the Headlines
Thanks to Robbie Sagers for the following quote from C. S. Lewis:
Liberal Christianity can only supply an ineffectual echo to the massive chorus of agreed and admitted unbelief. Don’t be deceived by the fact that this echo so often “hits the headlines.” That is because attacks on Christian doctrine which would pass unnoticed if they were launched (as they are daily launched) by anyone else, become News when the attacker is a clergyman; just as a very commonplace protest against make-up would be News if it came from a film star.
By the way, did you ever meet, or hear of, anyone who was converted from scepticism to a “liberal” or “demythologised” Christianity? I think that when unbelievers come in at all, they come in a good deal further.
—C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcom: Chiefly on Prayer (Mariner Books, 2002 edition), 119.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Background Links for Studying Bonhoeffer
http://www.bonhoeffer.com
Journey Films’ website dedicated to the film contains congregational resources for a variety of faith communities and additional articles by Bonhoeffer experts relating to the film.http://www.dbonhoeffer.org/
The International Dietrich Bonhoeffer Society provides information on research, recent publications, and the progress of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works translation project. This site would be most helpful to the serious student and/or researcher of Bonhoeffer.http://www.ushmm.org/bonhoeffer/index.html
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's article is helpful for reflecting upon and discussing the dangers of anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism in Christian circles. The author acknowledges that Christian and Jewish scholars evaluate Bonhoeffer’s legacy quite differently.www.jcrelations.net
This website is owned and maintained by the International Council of Christians and Jews. It offers a variety of resources to foster mutual understanding and respect between Christians and Jews.http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/ww2era.htm
Propaganda was central to Nazi Germany. This page is a collection of English translations of Nazi propaganda for the period 1933-1945, part of a larger site on German propaganda. The goal is to help people understand the great totalitarian systems of the twentieth century by giving them access to primary material.http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERnazigermany.htm
An exhaustive collection of links to articles about Nazi Foreign Policy (1932 – 45), Nazi Germany (1932-45) and Nazi leadership.http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Nazi%20Germany.htm
Another collection of illustrated articles with a focus on social history: Hitler’s report card, Nazi filmmaker Leni Liefenstahl and Jesse Owen’s winning four gold medals in Berlin in 1936.http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/WeirdWildWeb/courses/
mwt/dictionary/mwt_themes_780_bonhoeffer.htm
This excerpt from the Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Modern Western Theology focuses on Bonhoeffer’s early works, his Christology and his major work, Ethics.
Bonhoeffer Speaks Out Against Hitler
An insightful video documenting Bonhoeffer's views concerning the Third Reich.
C. S. Lewis, Superstar (From Christianity Today magazine)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Our First Gathering -- Tuesday March 29th at 7:00 PM!
For our first two gatherings, we will be studying the bestselling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas.
The aim of our group is to discuss history, literature, faith and Big Ideas. All are invited!