The WEA now has an Ambassador to the Russian Orthodox Church
The World Evangelical Alliance has appointed Dr. Vitaly Vlasenko as Ambassador for the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Christian-Islamic dialogue in eight Emirates
The two scholars of world religions of WEA responsible for the relations with the leaders of other religions visited mosques in Kuwait and the seven Emirates of the UAE.
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Pope calls upon WCC to return to emphasizing evangelism
During his visit to the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, Pope Francis, along with many kind words, urged the WCC to once again prioritize the task of evangelism and mission.
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Thomas Schirrmacher visits Liberia’s oldest church
Subsequent to his speeches at the 32nd General Assembly of the Liberia Council of Churches, Thomas Schirrmacher spoke with the leaders of almost all churches in the country and with several politicians. He also visited the oldest church in Liberia, the Providence Baptist Church.
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In Liberia Thomas Schirrmacher supports the 17 goals of the UN
Thomas Schirrmacher, Associate Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance for Theological Concerns, was keynote speaker at the 32nd General Assembly of the Liberia Council of Churches.
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IIRF is involved in launching the Institute for the Study of the History of Religious Freedom in Oxford
The Regent’s Park College of Oxford University, the International Institute for Research and Legal Studies on Fundamental Civil Liberties, ANAJURE, and the IIRF have jointly launched the Institute for the History of Religious Freedom (IHRF) based in Oxford.
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Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher met Norng Chan Phal, a survivor of S-21
Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher obtained information in Cambodia about the most important memorials to the massive human rights violations of the Khmer Rouge.
Prof. Dr. theol. Dr. phil. Thomas Schirrmacher, PhD, DD, (born 1960) is President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights, and Associate Secretary General for Theological Concerns (Theology, Theological Education, Intrafaith and Interfaith Relations, Religious Freedom, Research), which networks churches with appr. 600 million conservative Protestant Christians, chair of its theological commission, and director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (Bonn, Cape Town, Colombo, Brasilia), the largest research network for religious freedom and against persecution of Christians and other religions and world views. Read more …