In a letter written to his friend Eberhard Bethge on May 29, 1944, Bonhoeffer writes about the importance of a "multidimensional, polyphonic" life. He goes on to affirm that in Jesus Christ, God is at the center of human life. Too often, religion pushes God to the periphery as a stop gap, turning Christian faith into a solution to a problem. For Bonhoeffer, Christianity is not just the solution to a problem; it is the revelation of God's love for humanity and creation. He believed the future of Christianity is the polyphonic life that remembers God’s love for creation in Jesus Christ. Here we discover a way forward for the church in these polarized times—living as signs of God’s affirmation of human life that is meant to be for this world.
