There are a few scenes that take place within a church, but the focus is on interactions with Jews rather than on his spirituality. Bonhoeffer argues: “Prayer is the supreme instance of the hidden character of the Christian life. It is the antithesis of self-display. When men pray, they have ceased to know themselves, and know only God whom they call upon.” Arguably, when Schindler calls for a moment of silence near the end of the movie, and the Jews begin to pray, this could be seen as a representation of this belief. Schindler doesn’t force them to stop or pray in a different fashion ever throughout the movie, rather he allows them to exercise their religious freedom and respects it, though he does not practice it himself. Viewers never experience this side of Schindler, making it difficult to connect this portion Bonhoeffer’s belief to
There are a few scenes that take place within a church, but the focus is on interactions with Jews rather than on his spirituality. Bonhoeffer argues: “Prayer is the supreme instance of the hidden character of the Christian life. It is the antithesis of self-display. When men pray, they have ceased to know themselves, and know only God whom they call upon.” Arguably, when Schindler calls for a moment of silence near the end of the movie, and the Jews begin to pray, this could be seen as a representation of this belief. Schindler doesn’t force them to stop or pray in a different fashion ever throughout the movie, rather he allows them to exercise their religious freedom and respects it, though he does not practice it himself. Viewers never experience this side of Schindler, making it difficult to connect this portion Bonhoeffer’s belief to