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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. What does Bonhoeffer do after the Nazis forbid him to teach, write, or publish?

2. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?

3. What did Bonhoeffer, in contrast, say is the source of spiritual love and what does it desire to do?

4. What is the title of Bonhoeffer's first book?

5. How does the day begin at the seminary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bonhoeffer learn in childhood about Christianity that shapes his theology as an adult?

2. What did Bonhoeffer say that human desire for community involves?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the best way for a Christian to accomplish his work? Why?

4. Why does Bonhoeffer say that a Christian community is different from any other form of human community?

5. What does the book of Apocalypse (also known as Revelation) describe?

6. In Chapter 1, what did Bonhoeffer say about Christians extending mercy and forgiveness to one another?

7. In Chapter 2, how does Bonhoeffer use the times of day and night as images to illustrate Christ's effect on the world?

8. Does spiritual love desire immediacy or the nearness of other human beings, according to Bonhoeffer? Why or why not?

9. What does the book of Genesis describe?

10. What did Bonhoeffer say about Christian brotherhood that is perceived, or sensed? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Bonhoeffer's belief that Christians should bring peace with his actions in joining a plot to overthrow Hitler and in joining the Resistance movement against the Nazis. Were Bonhoeffer's actions in contradiction with his belief that Christians should bring peace? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 2, Bonhoeffer spends a great deal of time using the times of day and night to illustrate Christ's effect on the world.

1) Using the text, explain and demonstrate the various ways day and night are used to illustrate Christ's effect on the world.

2) Day and night are often used as metaphors. Provide another example of what day and night are commonly used to symbolize.

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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