Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz

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What seeming contradiction of Bonhoeffer's was amplified by the war, according to Metaxas? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

Bonhoeffer would not be willing to kill as a soldier, but he was willing to conspire to kill Hitler.

Bonhoeffer would not join the military, but he encouraged others to join.

Bonhoeffer could not fight for Hitler's Germany, but he was extraordinarily supportive of those who did.

Bonhoeffer was not a pacifist, but he did not support wars.

What was a recurring them that Bonhoeffer taught in the years before he became involved in the illegal seminaries of the Confessing Church, according to Metaxas? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Transubstantiation--that Christians take the blood and body of Christ in communion.

Grace--that coming into the presence of God is based upon His grace.

Original Sin--that man's condition is based upon the sin of Adam.

Incarnation--that God did not create us to be disembodied spirits, but flesh-and-blood human beings.

What does Metaxas report to be the focus of Bonhoeffer's speech, "The Younger Generation's Altered Concept of Leadership", that he gave two days after Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

Bonhoeffer was alerting his listeners of the dangers of Hitler.

Bonhoeffer was giving a philosophical dissent with a popular, decades old, concept, the Fuhrer Principle, that promoted the belief that Germany needed a strong central leader.

Bonhoeffer was providing a Biblical analysis of Hitler's election.

Bonhoeffer was giving a Christian rebuttal to the election of Hitler.

How did the Treaty of Versailles play a role in protecting Hitler from a coup, according to Metaxas? (from Chapters 23, 24 and 25)

The treaty prohibited any action on their part unless it was taken under the advisement of the allied powers that wrote it.

Hitler pointed out that the treaty prohibited their jobs from existing, so he showed that his violating it was in their benefit.

The treaty prohibited such treachery as they were planning in their coup.

The German generals desired to overthrow the treaty so they accepted the victories to which Hitler led them.

What does Metaxas report to be Hitler's proposal to navigate relations between the church and the German government? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

Receive an endorsement from the Pope.

Appoint a commission of three bishops.

Appoint a Reichsbischof (Reich Bishop).

Adopt a confession of faith.