My greeting to the 40th anniversary of the “Evangelisches Missionswerk” (EMW) in Hamburg
In the German and the Englisch Festschrift of the EMW in Hamburg you can find my contribution: “Taking the Chance to Get Closer”.
Ethics · Society · Theology · Mission · Sociology of Religions
In the German and the Englisch Festschrift of the EMW in Hamburg you can find my contribution: “Taking the Chance to Get Closer”.
The important term Missio Dei (Mission of God) needs a biblical foundation. The sending of God by God is a foundational motive in the New Testament. Even at the very beginning of salvation history, shortly after creation, God became the first missionary.
According to the Evangelical theologian and sociologist Thomas Schirrmacher, Associated Secretary General of World Evangelical Alliance, issues facing Christianity around the world have increased and include more and more countries and various circumstances. At the same time, Jesus’ church is growing to an extent never before known, and in some regions such as Iran or China it is seemingly growing almost on its own.
Suggestion for an interreligious Code of Ethics for Missions This article was originally published in 2016 and didn’t appear on my blog until now. (Bonn, 01.08.2016) Media reports state that Aiman Mazyek, Chairman of the […]
Meine Stellungnahme zur Causa Latzel kann hier heruntergeladen werden. Ich veröffentliche meine Gedanken zur Causa Latzel erst jetzt, da ich sie aus der emotionalen erhitzten Debatte seinerzeit heraushalten wollte und ein gediegenes Gespräch mit allen […]
Eine kritische Stellungnahme zu Weggemeinschaft und Zeugnis im Dialog mit Muslimen. Arbeitshilfe der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland (2015) Die Stellungnahme vom 12.7.2016 kann hier vollständig heruntergeladen werden. Zusammenfassung Eine Arbeitshilfe der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland (Weggemeinschaft und Zeugnis […]
Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom at the ICF Conference in Zurich Reported by Florian Wüthrich, Source: Livenet (Photos © ICF) (Bonn, 21.05.2015) ICF, the International Christian Fellowship, a neo-charismatic church movement in 8 countries, […]