(358)S14E8 Bonhoeffer's Bright Light: Bonhoeffer's Consistent Ethic w/Dr. Mark Nation

The Fourth Way

I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Mark Nation, author of several books on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We discuss the evidence for Bonhoeffer's pacifism and continued pacifistic ethic and how the violent narrative originated. Dr. Nation also digs into some of hits and misses of the new film.

00:00:00 - Preface
00:10:00 Introduction
00:19:10 - Ideology's Importance
00:32:55 - Bonhoeffer Pre-War
00:41:05 - Alternate Testimonies
00:51:00 - Bonhoeffer & Assassination
00:53:20 - Principled Ethics
00:55:35 - Bonhoeffer & Assassination II
01:04:15 - Bonhoeffer's Arrest
01:08:00 - Canaris and Zossen Files
01:13:00 - Von Moltke's Framework
01:18:40 - Banality of Good
01:26:10 - The Film & Nationalism

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My Reading List Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21940220.J_G_Elliot
Interview Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tkclreTB2i3XZEQGg_-Q4SDT_A6lI9z98JppMJn5SAI/edit?tab=t.0
"Bonhoeffer the Assassin" Nation: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17321394-bonhoeffer-the-assassin?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Gz35INlGm7&rank=1
"Discipleship in a World Full of Nazis" Nation: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60717562-discipleship-in-a-world-full-of-nazis
Bonhoeffer the Assassin Article: https://drewgihart.com/2014/01/02/book-review-bonhoeffer-the-assassin-challenging-the-myth-recovering-his-call-to-peacemaking/
Bethge's Biography of Bonhoeffer: https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9780800628444/Dietrich-Bonhoeffer
A Pacifist and Enemy of the State: https://www.abc.net.au/religion/a-pacifist-and-enemy-of-the-state-bonhoeffers-journey-to-nonviol/10094798
Interview with Dr. Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMXS9HFUf0w
The Myth of Bonhoeffer the Assassin:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih1bE-BvR-0

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