Hope in a Divided World

In our times, marked by political and ideological division fueled, in part, by the rise of Christian Nationalism, Lori Brandt Hale offers a compelling vision for a faithful and courageous response. Drawing on the life and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Brandt Hale highlights four guiding themes—neighbor, community, grace, and responsibility—that can ground us in justice, compassion, and resilient hope as we work together for the common good.

Dr. Lori Brandt Hale is the Director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN. She is the president of the International Bonhoeffer Society – English Language Section Board of Directors. Her most recent publication, co-edited with W. David Hall, is Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theology, and Political Resistance.