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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. How does Bonhoeffer say that Christians should receive each other?

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the purpose of the fellowship that takes place when meals are shared at the table?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the third element that defines a Christian fellowship?

4. What did Bonhoeffer believe that human egos did to human relationships, without Christ's mediating influence?

5. What is the Greek word for the type of love found in a human community, according to Bonhoeffer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was special about the seminary at Finkenwalde?

2. What effect did Bonhoeffer believe that living in exile, with unbelievers, could have on a Christian's faith?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the effect of faith on logic?

4. In Bonhoeffer's opinion, as expressed in Chapter 2, how do Christians discover the unity that can be found through a day's work?

5. Shortly before he received the call to return to Germany and lead the seminary at Finkenwalde, what was Bonhoeffer making plans to do?

6. When Bonhoeffer returns to Berlin after his term at Union Theological Seminary, what does he do?

7. What was the purpose of the monument to Bonhoeffer erected by pastors in Bavaria, Germany, ten years after his death?

8. How do the prison guards treat Bonhoeffer?

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

10. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is a Christian's source of guilt or innocence?

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

Using the text, either prove or disprove Bonhoeffer's claim in Chapter 5 that it is easier to deceive oneself that sin is forgiven by confessing it only to God and not also to a brother.

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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