Reggie Williams: Is this a Bonhoeffer Moment?

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Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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In this episode, I am joined by my partner in The Rise of Bonhoeffer, Dr. Jeffrey Pugh, for a profound conversation with theologian, ethicist, and Bonhoeffer scholar Dr. Reggie Williams. The discussion revolves around Dietrich Bonhoeffer's provocative ethical challenge, particularly drawing from his experience in Harlem. Reggie helps us explore his critique of religion, its relevance to contemporary American issues, and how his theology can inform our response to modern ethical challenges. The conversation also touches on the influence of the Black church tradition, global liberation theology, and practical ways to engage with current sociopolitical issues, including the situation in Palestine. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube. Reggie Williams has just begun screening his new documentary, “The Cloud of Witnesses: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem 1930/31.” It is a powerful film that focuses on Bonhoeffer’s time in NYC, the witness of the Harlem Renaissance, and the prophetic gospel of Abyssinian Baptist Church. There is no better guide to this vital terrain than Reggie! Reggie Williams is associate professor of Black theology at St. Louis University and author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance. You can check out his recent essay on the Bonhoeffer film here. Here’s Reggie’s previous visits to the podcast: Bonhoeffer & the Critique of Religion Reggie Williams: Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus Debating, Praying, and Living with Tyrants _____________________ This DECEMBER, we will be exploring the 'Theologians of Crisis' in our online Advent class - Breaking into the Broken World. Join us to learn about Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rudolph Bultmann as we explore their thoughts and timely reflections in their Advent/Christmas sermons. Join my Substack - Process This! Join our class - THE RISE OF BONHOEFFER, for a guided tour of Bonhoeffer's life and thought. Spend a week with Tripp & Andrew Root in Bonhoeffer’s House in Berlin this June as part of the Rise of Bonhoeffer Travel Learning Experience. INFO & DETAILS HERE Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is up Theology Nerds? This is Tripp.
0:08.0	And today on the podcast, I get to talk to two of my Bonhoeffer scholar friends.
0:15.0	Jeff Pugh, who's been working on the rise of Bonhoeffer, audio doc series with me, is here, and we're joined by our mutual friend,
0:23.3	Reggie Williams.
0:24.9	Reggie is a theologian and ethicist, author of Bonhofer's Black Jesus, Harlem Renaissance
0:31.1	theology and an ethics of resistance, which is an amazing, an amazing book looking at Bonhofer's
0:37.2	time in Harlem and the way the Harlem
0:39.1	in the way the Harlem Renaissance and the black prophetic tradition shaped his theological
0:42.7	and ethical imagination in that period before he goes back to Germany to face the rise
0:48.0	of the Nazis. It's an amazing book. And it's also an inspiration of a documentary,
0:53.9	which Reggie's going to tell you
0:55.2	a little bit about that we definitely want you to check out. It'd all be linked up. But this was a fun,
1:01.6	fascinating, thrilling conversation because we get to talk a little Bonhoeffer. We get to talk
1:06.3	about the ethical and theological challenges on the horizon in our own nation. And we got to do it with friends, which is always exciting.
1:15.7	Before we hop in, I want to give a big shout out to the sponsor of this episode, Union Presbyterian
1:22.9	Seminary.
1:24.1	Yeah.
1:25.0	Listen, listen, a calling, like a calling, is about who you are, where you're going in life.
1:30.8	And you may be in college or halfway through a career, but you know, deep inside your heart,
1:36.1	you want something different. To prepare for the future, you want to invest your time and
1:40.4	energy to expand your knowledge with people who listen to you, yet challenge you.
1:45.6	People from different countries and backgrounds are place with globally recognized connections.
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