Particular Good Dorothee Sölle with Dr. Nancy Hawkins, IHM
Mar 19, 2021
Dr. Nancy Hawkins, a Professor of Theology at St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, dives into the radical thoughts of Dorothee Sölle, a 20th-century political theologian. They discuss Sölle’s critique of divine omnipotence and her unique blend of mystical and political theology, sparked by her experiences during WWII. The conversation also touches on the themes of faith, activism, community organizing, and the relevance of historical atrocities in contemporary society, forging a powerful connection between spirituality and social justice.
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Sölle's Theology Born From War
- Dorothee Sölle's wartime childhood and postwar Germany shaped her lifelong theological questions about suffering and power.
- Her experience of Nazi Germany generated a persistent critique of cultural and ecclesial complicity in atrocity.
Christofascism And Collective Guilt
- Sölle coined
Sölle's Confronting Question
- Nancy Hawkins met Sölle and recalls Sölle asking, 'Didn't you know?' about the deportations to Auschwitz.
- That direct question haunted Sölle and framed her sense of collective guilt.
