Theology of the Confessing Church and its Relation to the State

Abstract

During his lifetime, Bonhoeffer changed his first positive attitude in the relation - the church to the state. And this change led him to his involvement in a violent removal of Hitler.

Also in this period, Bohoeffers current understanding of his decision is based on some until this time undiscovered biblical and theological-ethical emphases.

Keywords

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Church and State
• The Confessing Church
• Barmen Declaration
• The Arian Paragraph
• Bohoeffer Theologian, Christian and Contempory
• Structure of Responsible Life