Die missionarischen Herausforderungen unserer Kirchen in der sakularisierten Gesellschaft

XV. Begegnung im bilateralen theologischen Dialog zwischen der EKD und der Rumanisch-Orthodoxen Kirche (Goslar XV)

edited by Petra Bosse-Huber, Daniel Benga and Wolfram Langpape

Book cover: Die missionarischen Herausforderungen unserer Kirchen in der sakularisierten Gesellschaft

Extent: 160 pages

Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Beihefte zur Okumenischen Rundschau

Series volume number: 131

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(March 2021)

ISBN: 9783374068098

Price: $44.00

In stock

2019 the 15th joint congress in the bilateral theological dialogue between the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the Romanian-Orthodox Church took place in the Caraiman Monastery. The discussion was focused on the question how the churches can fulfil their mission within secularized societies. The contributions unfolded prospects for ecclesiastical agency towards shaping society and fostering personal sanctification of its members. The different views and estimations of secularization revealed the diverging denotation in the use of this term. The joint conviction was expressed, that the contemporary religious pluralism urges Churches more than ever to speak as one in order to be credible.

  • Edited by Daniel Benga
  • Edited by Petra Bosse-Huber
  • Edited by Wolfram Langpape