Term

Cheap Grace

A term coined by Dietrich Bonhoeffer for a formalized Christianity involving intellectual assent to doctrine without a corresponding change in life.

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Definition

A term coined by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that is a formalized Christianity by which one becomes a member merely by intellectual assent to certain doctrines, without any corresponding change in life.

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Last revised August 14, 2026