Towards Interchangeability II

Local and Legal Perspectives and the Meissen Agreement

edited by Mark Chapman, Matthias Grebe, Friederike Nussel and Frank-Dieter Fischbach

Book cover: Towards Interchangeability II

Extent: 168 pages

Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Beihefte zur Okumenischen Rundschau

Series volume number: 142

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2025)

ISBN: 9783374076789

Price: $58.00

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After the 2021 Theological Conference of the Meissen Commission focussed on the theological and ecclesiological potential of the Meissen Declaration between the Protestant Church in Germany and the Church of England from today’s perspective, this year’s conference explored the scope of the Declaration in terms of canon law and practical theology. At the same time, important social upheavals that have since changed the church’s understanding of ministry were included. Reflections on ecumenical experiences of interchangeability on the ground show the opportunities and limitations within the Meissen Declaration as well as in different regional, social and ecclesial contexts.


After the 2021 Theological Conference of the Meissen Commission focussed on the theological and ecclesiological potential of the Meissen Declaration between the Protestant Church in Germany and the Church of England from today’s perspective, this year’s conference explored the scope of the Declaration in terms of canon law and practical theology. At the same time, important social upheavals that have since changed the church’s understanding of ministry were included. Reflections on ecumenical experiences of interchangeability on the ground show the opportunities and limitations within the Meissen Declaration as well as in different regional, social and ecclesial contexts.

  • Edited by Mark Chapman
  • Edited by Frank-Dieter Fischbach
  • Edited by Matthias Grebe
  • Edited by Friederike Nussel