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What was the problem of monasticism, according to Bonhoeffer?

The Cost of Discipleship

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The problem with monasticism was its fundamental division between the “religious specialists” and the “laity” in the context of salvation. It opened the door for a false doctrine of cheap grace, as opposed to the true doctrine of costly grace.

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The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer