Hinterfragen und Handeln
Ein Vierteljahrhundert HEKS-Geschichte(n)
by Franz Schule
Paperback (Published)
(April 2014)
ISBN: 9783290177515
5.91 x 8.86 inches
Price: $24.00
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For 25 years, Franz Schuele was head of HEKS, the Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz (relief organization of the Protestant Churches of Switzerland). In his role he witnessed the lives of people and churches in totalitarian Europe before the Wende or change, the Christmas 1989 revolution in Romania and the wars in former Yugoslavia, but also devastating natural disasters such as the tsunami in Southeast Asia in 2004. Franz Schuele saw the poverty in the countries of the South and the hopeless situation of asylum seekers in the reception center in Basel. Looking back, he narrates HEKS’s history as HEKS’s stories. He tells of the people in afflicted countries who through their courage and defiance were advocates for human dignity and justice and kept succeeding in changing things for the better. In doing so, he reflects upon the actions and influence of HEKS and writes about the opportunities and the problems, the successes and the mistakes that were made. In this way this volume provides insights into the development of the HEKS as well as into the social and political processes in Switzerland over the past 25 years.
Franz Schule war wahrend 25 Jahren Leiter von HEKS, dem Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz. Wahrend seiner Tatigkeit hat er das Leben von Menschen und Kirchen im totalitaren Europa vor der Wende, den Umsturz in Rumanien um Weihnachten 1989 und die Kriege in Ex-Jugoslawien miterlebt, aber auch verheerende Naturkatastrophen wie den Tsunami in Sudostasien 2004. Franz Schule sah die Armut in den Landern des Sudens und die trostlose Lage der Asylsuchenden im Empfangszentrum in Basel. Im personlichen Ruckblick erzahlt Franz Schule HEKS-Geschichte als HEKS-Geschichten. Er erzahlt von den Menschen der heimgesuchten Lander, die mit Mut und Trotz fur menschliche Wurde und Gerechtigkeit einstanden und immer wieder Dinge zum Guten wenden konnten. Er reflektiert dabei das Tun und Wirken von HEKS und schreibt uber Chancen und Probleme, Erfolge und gemachte Fehler. So gibt das Buch Einblick in die Entwicklung des Hilfswerks wie auch in die gesellschaftlichen und politischen Prozesse der Schweiz in den letzten 25 Jahren.
- By (author) Franz Schule
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