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The Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation once again made available the Klingenthal Chateau to the Institute for a scholarly consultation this year. The picturesque chateau is an excellent venue for academic study due to its secluded location. Prof. Dr. Marie-Paule Stintzi, our host, made the participants of the consultation most welcome. We are very grateful […]

From 24 to 26 September 2019, the first meeting of the Ecumenical Officers and Secretaries of Theology took place in Kaunisniemen Leirikeskus, Finland, about an hour’s drive from Helsinki, within the framework of the Conference of European Churches (CEC). Over the two days there were opportunities to learn the latest news from member churches of

Visit of the Pastoral Convention of Neukölln On September 12, 2019, the Institute for Ecumenical Research welcomed the Neukölln Deanery to its rooms in Strasbourg. The guests were introduced to the work of the Institute, focusing on the three facets of research, dialogue, and education. In addition, current ecumenical challenges were highlighted. The current study

On December 1, 2018, Harding Meyer died. He was one of the most important personalities in the recent history of the worldwide ecumenical movement. As a guiding intellectual force and pioneer, he opened up and broke new ground. Many recent developments in worldwide interchurch relations go back to him.

Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue: Similarities and Differences Modern societies are pluralistic—not only in a religious sense, but in this sense as well. The three great monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in particular often occur within the same countries and live together. In addition, there are differences between groups within the respective religions. Classical

Prof. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, a Visiting Professor of the Strasbourg Institute based in Tokyo, spent a week during October 2019 as a guest of the Evangeliska Fosterlands-Stiftelsen (Swedish Evangelical Mission, SEM), a renewal group within the Church of Sweden. The SEM traces its roots back to the Pietist revivals under the guidance of Carl Olof

On September 7–13, 2019, the LWF-Pentecostal dialogue met for the fourth time during its five-year cycle of conversations, which are built on the proto-dialogue pioneered by the Institute in Strasbourg.

In the Institute library we had the pleasure of welcoming the Castell deanery of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. After a coffee reception, the director of the Institute, Prof. Dr. Jennifer Wasmuth, gave an overview of the history and work of the Institute.

The Institute for Ecumenical Research participated in the Council of the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva from 12 to 18 June 2019.On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Jennifer Wasmuth and Prof. Dr. Stefan Dienstbeck accompanied the conference until Sunday June 16 as guests.

The Institute was pleased to welcome the pastoral convention from the nearby town of Lahr on June 4, 2019 with coffee and cake.