Positions

President („Rektor“) and Chair for Ethics and Chair for Comparative Religions: Martin Bucer European Theological Seminary and Research Institutes („Martin Bucer Seminar“)
Theologigical Seminary with study centers in Bonn, Berlin, Bielefeld, Chemnitz, Hamburg, Pforzheim, Zürich (Switzerland), Linz, Innsbruck (Austria), Prague, Zlin (Czech Republic), Ankara, Istanbul (Turkey), and research institutes/think tanks: Institut for Islamic Studies, Institut for Religious Freedom, Institute for Political Education, Institute for Counseling, Institute for World Views and Apologetics, Institute for Life- and Family Science.

Website: www.bucer.eu/international.html, www.bucer.eu and www.bucer.eu/ts.html

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Professor of the Sociology of Religion and Cultural Anthropology: State University of Oradea (Romania)
Founded in 1780, long known as „University of Großwardein“, since 1990 „Technical University of Oradea“, 35.000 students in 18 faculties and 151 programmes.

Website: www.uoradea.ro and en.wikipedia.org

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Professor of Systematic Theology (with Ethics and Apologetics): Whitefield Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Seminary and College, named after the revival preacher of the ‚Second Awakening’ George Whitefield. President Prof. Dr. Dr. Kenneth Talbot’s motto: „If there is any hope for reformation in America and elsewhere, the Church of Jesus Christ must once again produce pastors who boldly proclaim the whole counsel of God with the anointing of His Spirit.“

Website: www.whitefield.edu

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Distinguished Professor of Global Ethics and International Development: William Carey University, India
A Indian State acknowledged university recently established by law of the State of Meghalaya in ist capital Shillong and in Bangalore, which is specialised in the ecological development of poor regions. President ist Prof. Dr. Ken Gnanakan.

Website: www.wcu.co.in, www.acts.co.in and en.wikipedia.org

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Director: International Institute for Religious Freedom of the World Evangelical Alliance
Registered in Guernsey Islands with offices in Bonn, Cape Town (South Africa) and Colombo (Sri Lanka). Co-Director is Dr. Christof Sauer (Cape Town), honorary president of the academic council is Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. John Warwick Montgomery (Strassbourg).

Website: www.iirf.eu

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Speaker for Human Rights: World Evangelical Alliance
The WEA speaks for appr. 420 Mio. Evangelicals. As speaker regular statements on human rights issues, especially to the press, represenation at sessions of UN or OSCE, and dialogue and meetings with political leaders, Muslim leaders and Christian leaders, eg the Ecumenical Patriarch or the Vatican.

Website: www.worldevangelical.org

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Member: Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance
The RLC consists of 13 experts from all continents and monitors the religious liberty situation in more than 100 nations, defends persecuted believers, informs the global media and church, and gives all possible assistance to those who are suffering. The Commission also makes fact finding trips and meets with governments and ambassadors speaking up for the suffering brothers and sisters. At the United Nations the Commission reports about the situation and arranges pecial hearings with Christians from countries under pressure. Director: Godfrey Yogarajah, Sri Lanka, President: John Langlois (Guernsey Islands).

Website: www.worldevangelicals.org/commissions/rlc/ and www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/

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Secretary („Geschäftsführer“): Religious Liberty Commission of the German and Austrian Evangelical Alliance
(„Arbeitskreis für Religionsfreiheit der Deutschen und Österreichischen Evangelischen Allianz“) Seven members voted in by the general board of the alliances, President is Dr. Paul C. Murdoch, Tübingen.

Website: www.ead.de and www.bucer.de

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Visiting Chair of Systematic Theology (Ethics): Giessen School of Theology (Freie Theologische Hochschule)
State accredited theological bachelor and master programmes. In 1983 I started teaching missiology and world religions, later I switched to ‚Foundational Theology’ (Theology of Revelation), for some time dean of ST department, since 2008 teaching ethics.

Website: www.fthgiessen.de/ueber-uns, www.fthgiessen.de and www.fthgiessen.de/Kollegium

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Coordinator/Chair: Theological Commission of ‚Hope for Europe’ (together with European Evangelical Alliance and Lausanne Movement Europe)
Network of theologians throughout Western, Eastern and Southern Europe, assists the board of HfE as well as the many other networks of HfE (eg network of teachers, artists, helath care personal). Deputy chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas K. Johnsone, executive coordinator (please contact): Michael Borowski: hfe-theology@bucer.de

Website: www.hfe.org/networks/network.php?network_id=23 and www.hfe.org

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Scientific Director: Institute for Life- and Family Science
Run on behalf of the „Treffen Christlicher Lebensrechts-Gruppen (TCLG)“ (Platform of Christian Pro Life Organsiations). Founded in 2004, the institute is the academic branch of the German prolife movement, also working within all of Europe, publishing books, expertises and statistics. The two branches of the institute mentioned in the name are „family“ (my main job) and „life“, a branch run by my deputy Dr. Susanne Lux.

Website: www.bucer.eu/ilfw.html

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President: Pro Mundis
Member organisation of the „Bundesverband Lebensrecht“, the federal council of prolife organisations. vice-president is Dr. Susanne Lux.

Website: www.bucer.eu/ilfw.html and www.bv-lebensrecht.de

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Member of the board: International Society of Human Rights (ISHR)
The „Internationale Gesellschaft für Menschenrecht (IGFM)“ is a international human rights organisation founded in 1972 in Frankfurt (am Main) with headquarters in 30 countries in virtually all continents. The German section has 3.000 members. The ISHR is registered with the United Nations and the European Council.

Website: www.ishr.org/index.php?id=867 and www.igfm.de

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President of the Board: Giving Hands Gebende Hände
„Gebende Hände  – Gesellschaft zur Hilfe für notleidende Menschen in aller Welt“ is an international active charity helping in more than 40 countries on 4 continents. We emphasise helpt to help yourself.

Website: www.giving-hands.de and www.gebendehaende.de

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Member of the board of trustees: August-Hermann-Francke-Schule Giessen
State accredited Christian school on all levels co-founded by my father Bernd Schirrmacher, who was ist president for more than two decades.

Website: www.ahfsgi.de and www.ahfsgi.de/content/view/15/28/

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Member of the Academic Council: German Institute for Youth and Society
The „Deutsche Institut für Jugend und Gesellschaft“ is a private research institute by the Reichelsheim Fellowship connected with YMCA and the diaconical branch of the Protestant Church of Germany. On the base of the Jewish-Christian worldview it researches matters of youth, family, sexuality, education and ecology.

Website: en.wikipedia.org, www.dijg.de and www.dijg.de/wissenschaftlicher-beirat.html

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Member of the Academic Council: Institute for Ethics and Values
The „Institut für Ethik und Werte“ of the FTH in Giessen researches and evaluates all major ethical challenges of the present society.

Website: www.ethikinstitut.de

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Owner: Culture and Science Publ. (Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft)
Publishes two books per month in the area of linguistics, foreign languages, culture, ethics, world religions, theology and the science and history of mission.

Website: www.vkwonline.de

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Appointed member: German Society for Mission Studies
German Society for Mission Studies, a scientific member organisation, academic journal: Zeitschrift: Interkulturelle Theologie – Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft.

Website: www.dgmw.org

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Editor of Yearly German Booklet: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
(„Weltweiter Gebetssonntag für verfolgte Christen“), yearly on the second Sunday in November.

Website: www.ead.de and www.idop.org

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Co-Editor: Martyrs – Yearbook for the Persecution of Christians Today („Märtyrer – Jahrbuch für Christenverfolgung heute“)
Yearly Idea-Documentation edited by Max Klingberg, Ron Kubsch and myself on behalf of the International Society for Human Rights, the German, Austrian and Swiss Evangelical Alliance, and Giving Hands.

Website: www.bucer.eu and doku.idea.de

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Editor of German edition – Research center: Operation World
The German edition of ‚Operation World’ has been edited and adapted by us since 1983.

Website: www.operationworld.org and www.genialebuecher.de

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Editor: Yearbook of Martin Bucer Seminary („Jahrbuch des Martin Bucer Seminars“)
Academic contributions by faculty of Martin Bucer European Theological Seminary and Research Institutes and by professors of other universities with a special topic each year. Topics were eg „Caring for the Dying“ („Tabuthema Tod!?“), „Truth and Love: In Memory of Francis Schaeffer“ („Wahrheit und Liebe“), HIV and AIDS as Challange for Christians“ („HIV und AIDS als christliche Herausforderung“), New Insights into Old Texts: Discussing Exgesis of the Old Testament“ („Neue Einsichten in alte Texte“).

Website: www.genialebuecher.de and www.vkwonline.de