RT Article
T1 Political Ecumenism and 1968
JF The ecumenical review
VO 70
IS 2
SP 283
OP 296
A1 Westhelle, Maike
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1671615336
AB The political night prayers in Cologne were a project that reflected the politicization and ecumenism that occupied the Christian confessions in 1968, not only in Uppsala. They were an attempt to consistently bring public policy and faith together. A large group of organizers, influenced by the work of women intellectuals, held monthly services that dealt with current issues. They were distinguished by the information they provided and by discussions, which aimed at stimulating meditation and concrete actions. The services attracted up to a thousand participants and became well known throughout Germany. The political night prayers encountered resistance from church leaders and conservative theologians. In this project, ecumenism was realized as local political ecumenism.
K1 1968
K1 Dorothee Sölle
K1 Ecumenism
K1 Faith and politics
K1 political night prayers
DO 10.1111/erev.12357