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[Still] the wind sometimes bears fragments of hymns to me.

Strange Glory: A life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Charles Marsh

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whale tail pendant, Charles Marsh (Ngati Wahiao, Tuhourangi)

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Living by the Sword: Putin and the Perils of Messianic Politics

Putin's messianism raises troubling questions about the misuses of religion. So does the Jan. 6 insurrection. #UkraineWar #Putin #January6th

Vladimir Putin and the icon of the Savior “not made by hands,” (Attibution: AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool) “The hour is late. The world is choked with weapons, and dreadful is the mistrust peering from all men’s eyes. The trumpets of war may blow tomorrow. Who knows if we shall see each other in another year? What are we waiting for? Peace must be dared. Peace is the great…

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Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

by Charles Marsh

The unusual title of this book is taken from a sermon Dietrich Bonhoeffer preached in London in 1933:  "It is a strange glory, the glory of this God."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer has long interested me.  Though a Christian pastor, he was hanged for treason in a Nazi concentration camp just weeks before the Allies liberated the camp.  I was interested to learn how the privileged son of a prominent Berlin family was transformed from a gifted student of theology who believed in the superiority of the fatherland to a conspirator who plotted against Hitler.

The biographer did a commendable job of covering Bonhoeffer's spiritual journey and his struggle with his conscience—and his God—as he contemplated joining a group of conspirators and becoming a double agent.  However, the author also takes pains to explain in great detail the evolution of Bonhoeffer's religious philosophy over the course of his life, and since I have no interest in—and very little patience with—theology, the chapter on his college years put me to sleep—literally.

The last chapter was difficult to read.  Though I knew he'd been hanged for treason, knowing it is one thing; reading the details of his imprisonment, torture, and death is quite another.

Much of what I'd read previously about Bonhoeffer turned out to be wrong.  This is an excellent biography, one that delves into who the man really was, but one which requires quite an investment of time.

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Review: Welcoming Justice

Welcoming Justice (expanded edition), Charles Marsh and John M. Perkins. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2018 (original edition 2009).

Summary: A renewed call for the church to pursue Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of a “beloved community” even in a day of increased white nationalism and polarization.

When this book was first published in 2009, the first African-American president had been…

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I Know Dino Podcast Show Notes: Marshosaurus (Episode 76)

I Know Dino Podcast Show Notes: Marshosaurus (Episode 76)

Episode 76 is also about Marshosaurus, a carnivorous theropod named after Charles Marsh. Like dinosaurs? Support I Know Dino on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Thank you to all our Patreon supporters! You’re awesome! You can listen to our free podcast, with all our episodes, on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-know-dino/id960976813?mt=2 In this episode, we discuss: The…

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I Know Dino Podcast Show Notes: Barosaurus (Episode 73)

I Know Dino Podcast Show Notes: Barosaurus (Episode 73)

Episode 73 is all about Barosaurus, a sauropod with a 30 ft long neck, one of the longest necks of any dinosaur. Join us and our growing community by supporting us on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Thank you to all our current Patreon supporters! You’re all awesome! You can listen to our free podcast, with all our episodes, on iTunes at:…

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