Tag: ecumenism
Church service in the pub: Guinness and prayers – Bavaria
“I’m Andreas. It’s nice that you’re here,” says the man in the hoodie. A little later, the man next to him in the checkered jacket tells the biblical story of…
Ecumenical Council in the west of Munich dissolves after 50 years – Munich
Rory O’Flanagan still remembers the reaction of his friends from Belfast when he invited them to his wedding in the west of Munich many years ago. “Should we go to…
In the middle of Ebersberg: School cones and Gretchen questions – Ebersberg
Even today, the old Goethe manages to embarrass parents all over the world with the Gretchen question. Because at the latest when the first child starts school, the question arises:…
World Council of Churches Meeting: Dialogue in the Age of War – Politics
When a Christian world event is held in time of war, the message of the event almost goes without saying. In this respect, the motto for the World Council of…
Ottobrunn – structures for ecumenism – District of Munich
Under the motto “You are a God who sees me” from the creation story, the newly founded Ottobrunn group of the “Association of Christian Churches in Bavaria” (ACK) invited to…
Munich: The war in Ukraine from the point of view of the church – Munich
The orthodox theologian Georgios Vlantis is concerned with the situation in Ukraine from a religious point of view. He complains that the voice of Ukrainian orthodoxy has been ignored for…