How did a young theologian in 1930s Germany see what so many others missed?
In this episode, Kristen revisits Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s question, “Who is Jesus Christ for us today?” and boldly traces the unsettling parallels between Hitler’s “playbook” and the ways Christian nationalism shows up now.

She talks about fear-driven policy, silence disguised as unity, cheap grace versus costly grace, and why Jesus isn’t running for office, because God doesn’t need political power to bring His Kingdom. The Kingdom of God was never meant to be built by ballots or power brokers, but by love that confronts fear and grace that costs something.

What Bonhoeffer saw in 1930s Germany still speaks today, when fear becomes faith’s language and power its goal, it’s time to remember that Jesus isn’t running for office.

Content notes: This episode references state violence, detentions, lynching, and executions.

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Books + Resources Mentioned:

·       The Cost of Discipleship: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

·       Letters and Papers from Prison: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

·       Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance: Reggie L. Williams

·       The Barmen Declaration: Karl Barth et al.

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