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Slovak Lutheran and Catholic Doctoral Students at the Institute

The Institute invited seven Slovak doctoral students—four Lutheran, two Roman Catholic, and one Old Catholic—along with Prof. Dr. L’ubomir Batka from the Lutheran faculty in Bratislava to participate in an intensive ecumenical seminar in Strasbourg from June 23 to 30. The Lutheran and the Catholic church in Slovakia have have few contacts with each other […]

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Slowakische Doktoranden aus Bratislava im Institut für Ökumenische Forschung

Das Institut hat vom 23. bis 30. Juni 2013 sieben slowakische Doktoranden – vier lutherisch, zwei römisch-katholisch und einer altkatholisch – zusammen mit dem Dozenten Dr. L’ubomir Batka zu einem ökumenischen Intensivseminar nach Strasbourg eingeladen. In der Slowakei leben die römisch-katholische Kirche und die lutherische Kirche ohne viele Kontakte nebeneinander her. In der Geschichte hat

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Saints without Borders

“Saints without Borders: Ecumenical Reflections on the Great Cloud of Witnesses” was the theme for the 47th annual Summer Seminar. Over 60 participants from 25 countries and many different churches came together to hear a wide-ranging group of speakers address the question of saints, martyrs, and witnesses. Despite the historic disagreements on the subject of

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Lutheran-Orthodox Preparatory Meeting in Sibiu, Romania

Gathering together for their 32nd consecutive year, members of the International Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission met in Sibiu, Romania, from 24 to 29 May for a preparatory meeting on the doctrine of ministry. This is the second time the Commission has met in Romania; in 2004, the Orthodox hosted the meeting in Durau. This time, however, the

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CPCE Doctrinal Conversations on „Church Communion“ at the Institute

During its 2012 General Assembly in Florence, the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) commissioned new doctrinal discussions to take place. One of these was to deal with the question of “church communion,” which is the model of unity lived out between these churches. It requires constant deepening and reworking, not least of all

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Studying Luther in Wittenberg 2012

During the first two weeks of November, Profs. Dieter and Wilson taught the 6th International Seminar “Studying Luther in Wittenberg,” which is offered every March and November; the Institute staff always lead the theological seminars of the November section. This year’s Seminar had a particular focus: “Studying Luther in Wittenberg, Teaching Luther Worldwide.” All 17 participants

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