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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the basic elements presented in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book The Cost of Discipleship. This paper integrates a view of Bonhoeffer as he related many of his principles of religious humanism through his writings. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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a move away from simple modern scholarship and towards an applicable religious directive was central to the messages he conveyed, and the success of his message was determined by the
simplest linguistic forms and the use of creative imagery to support the religious arguments he presented. Because of Martin Luthers distinct style and his use of linguistic elements and
simplistic language, it has been argued that Martin Luthers in increasing the exposure of Biblical texts and moving away from scholarship as the sole arena for displaying linguistic developments are
central components in supporting the spread, integration and changes in Germanic language. In order to support this premise, it is necessary to consider the specific components of his texts,
including his use of ordinary language, and then relate this to the spread of Biblical interpretations and changes in medieval languages defined by the scope of his work. It should
be recognized that Martin Luther challenged some of the basic structures of the church, including monasticism and the centrality of the role of clergy, and that the effectiveness of his
message was directly linked to the clarity of the language used to challenge often lofty religious premises. Martin Luther argued that "(u)nderstanding, reading or speculating do not make a
theologian, but living, or rather dying and being damned" (Luther, vol. 5, p. 163, lines 28-29) and he further asserted that "(t)he cross alone is our theology" (vol. 5, p.
176, ln. 32-33). Initiating his discourse challenging the centrality of scholarly doctrine and his use of words like "our" brought Luther into a common plane with mankind and allowed
for the development of a more interactive religious base, a process determined both by his stylistic developments and by his use of common linguistic forms. Martin Luther took
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