Church as community and source of spiritual discipline (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Bonhoeffer's view: Church as community
Bonhoeffer's view: Church as community
Essential for spiritual discipline & fulfilling God's duty
Nietzsche's position on Christianity
Nietzsche's position on Christianity
Secular critic who saw it as toxic to humanity
Bonhoeffer's agreement with Nietzsche
Bonhoeffer's agreement with Nietzsche
Agreed Christianity had become toxic
Religionless Christianity
Religionless Christianity
Bonhoeffer's solution for Christianity in secular age
Aim of religionless Christianity
Aim of religionless Christianity
Making religion work in the new secular age
Context of Bonhoeffer's era
Context of Bonhoeffer's era
Secularism replaced Christian understanding (rise of science)
World coming of age (consequence)
World coming of age (consequence)
No longer needs reliance on legalism
What religionless Christianity removes
What religionless Christianity removes
Irrelevant principles, cheap grace, rusty swords
Focus of religionless Christianity
Focus of religionless Christianity
Living like a disciple of Jesus & following God's will
Criticism of Bonhoeffer's approach
Criticism of Bonhoeffer's approach
Strips Christianity of core values & principles
What Bonhoeffer replaced (criticism)
What Bonhoeffer replaced (criticism)
Key belief systems emphasised in the Bible
Hauerwas: What we lack without God
Hauerwas: What we lack without God
Meaning, purpose, and moral guidance
Hauerwas: Church's role
Hauerwas: Church's role
A sort of moral compass
Religion & social order (context)
Religion & social order (context)
No longer necessary to maintain social order