Burke Lecture: Stanley Martin Hauerwas: "Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Truth & Politics"
4/13/2004; 58 minutes
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is well known for his heroic opposition to the Nazis. Martin Hauerwas examines Bonhoeffer's understanding of lying and why it's appropriate to hold politics to a higher standard of truthful speech. This relationship between truth and politics is a particular challenge for democratic regimes. (#8498)
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