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The Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg hosted a gathering of the German Ecumenical Studies Committee from February 6 to 8, 2019.

Under the motto “A Call to Pan-Orthodox Unity,” the first conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) took place in Iaşi, Romania, from 9 to 12 January, 2019. More than 300 speakers from 35 countries were invited to give lectures in 70 assorted sessions as part of this Association, which was founded only in

On January 11, a group of 12 students from Wartburg Theological Seminary (Iowa) visited the Institute under the leadership of Prof. Nathan Frambach. The group had paid a visit to the Communion Office of LWF in Geneva, and after two days in Strasbourg they continued their journey travelling to Taizé.

From May to July 2018 I had the opportunity to do an internship at the Institute for Ecumenical Research, following my year of study at the Protestant Faculty at the University of Strasbourg.

Obituary by André Birmelé  The worldwide ecumenical movement lost in Harding Meyer’s death on the first of December this year one of its most important figures. Meyer was an ecumenical visionary and a pioneer. Many of the developments in global bilateral relationships can be traced back to him. We have much to thank him for.