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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the purpose and goal of confession?

2. According to what Bonhoeffer says, a ______ individual wants to be his own law.

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what does the whole life of a Christian consist of?

4. Besides being a complete action in itself, what did Bonhoeffer say that confession is a preparatory step for?

5. What does Bonhoeffer say that praying for intercession enables the members of a community to see each other as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bonhoeffer's objective in Chapter 4?

2. Why did Bonhoeffer call the rules and recommendations he established in Chapter 4 "ministries?"

3. When Christians assemble together the day before Holy Communion to beg forgiveness of each other, what did Bonhoeffer say they are to confess?

4. When discussing the ministry of proclaiming, what did Bonhoeffer say we ultimately recognize when we see others as being in need of assistance, encouragement, and forgiveness?

5. In Chapter 5, what kind of brother did Bonhoeffer say may better understand another's confession of sin?

6. When discussing the ministry of authority in Chapter 4, what other ministries did Bonhoeffer say had to be in effect in order for genuine spiritual authority to be present?

7. In Chapter 5, what did Bonhoeffer say the confessing Christian gives up by forsaking his sin?

8. What, in Bonhoeffer's opinion, did one's learning to allow others to speak the Word of God (i.e. practice the ministry of proclaiming) allow a person to do?

9. In presenting the ministry of holding one's tongue, what did Bonhoeffer say was completely removed if evil thoughts were not permitted to be said aloud, and if community members were absolutely banned from saying anything in secret about one another?

10. What did Bonhoeffer say that a community member who has sinned can no longer experience until he confesses his sins? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 2, what did Bonhoeffer describe as the three meanings of fellowship of the table? Support your statements with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, how does Bonhoeffer use the metaphor of a sick and infected physical body to illustrate how he believed the spiritual body of a Christian community is affected by sin? Use the text to show this, then use the same metaphor to show how things like gossip, cliques, and bullying can damage the harmony, morale, and unity of your student body at school.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Bonhoeffer's ministries could be adapted to a community at your school, such as a sports team or club. Compare and contrast the organization's rules of conduct with Bonhoeffer's ministries, and analyze how the ministries could be applied and/or adapted to enhance the organization's rules of conduct.

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