(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Angel Studios distributed film, Bonhoeffer: Pastor Spy Assassin is being marketed as a faith-based film by several figures in rightwing media and Evangelicalism. Similar to Sound of Freedom, Angel Studios is trying to sell movie tickets that will not be realized to inflate the box office performance. But where Sound of Freedom tells a story highlighting the disgusting underbelly of human trafficking, Bonhoeffer is yet another WWII movie, but one that celebrates a teacher who lacked sound doctrine and practice. The movie is a romanticized version of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and every clip Angel Studios has promoted features horrendous acting, cartoon villains, and cheesy inspirational dialog. This is a faith-based film more than a war film, like the Tom Cruise Valkyrie movie. But it’s worth noting including “assassin” in the title of the Bonhoeffer movie completely overstates his contribution to attempts on Adolf Hitler’s life.
Evolution of Theology
It’s necessary to point out that Dietrich Bonhoeffer had perhaps three theological phases in his life, pre-1931, the middle period through 1939, and the final period of his life which features many of his prominent writings from prison. The central claim to the Bonhoeffer romantics is that he had a theological shift from overt liberalism as was customary in the University of Berlin to a renewed respect for Scripture and sound doctrine in the 1930s. However, the appearance of sound doctrine would recede in his later writings towards the end of his life. Whether these shifts are authentic is a subject of debate.
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