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The Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe in early September 2022 was a historic event. Because of the Corona pandemic, the date had been postponed by one year. In addition to the impact of the pandemic on the churches, the war in Ukraine, climate change and the programmatic work of...
| Published in: | Catholica <Münster> |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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Aschendorff
2023
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Catholica <Münster>
Year: 2023, Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 2-22 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen, Vollversammlung 11. (2022 : Karlsruhe)
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDJ Ecumenism |
| Summary: | The Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe in early September 2022 was a historic event. Because of the Corona pandemic, the date had been postponed by one year. In addition to the impact of the pandemic on the churches, the war in Ukraine, climate change and the programmatic work of the WCC were important focal points of the Assembly. Conflicts also marked the Assembly: the demand not to invite the Russian Orthodox Church and the request of some member churches to declare the policy of the state of Israel in the occupied territories as apartheid. The article outlines the various formats and events as well as the most important decisions ofthe Assembly, and provides an overview ofthe program ofthe host churches and the city of Karlsruhe. With the keyword of an "ecumenism of the heart" from the statement on unity as well as the experience of the prayers, the Assembly emphasized spiritual ecumenism. In the "love of Christ" the Assembly sees the call to mutual understanding and listening to one another as well as the call to common action. The pilgrimage of justice and peace, which was proclaimed in Busan in 2013, was expanded in Karlsruhe into a pilgrimage of justice, reconciliation and unity. The article also highlights results of the Assembly with a view to the concrete further development of ecumenism in Germany and Europe. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-8501 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Catholica |