Essay contest to mark the 60th anniversary of the WCC:
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In the run-up to its 60th anniversary in 2008, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invited young theologians and students of theology to submit essays addressing the theme:
Making a Difference Together -
Prospects for Ecumenism in the 21st Century.
By the end of February, the WCC had received 55 essays from different church traditions, contexts and perspectives.
The authors of the six best essays will be invited to participate in an international consultation on Ecumenism in the 21st Century, which will take place in January 2009 in Brazil. These and other selected essays will be printed in the Ecumenical Review and published on the WCC website (as of August 2008).
The winners are:
Ms Erin Brigham, Roman Catholic Church, USA
Mr Beril Huliselan, Indonesian Christian Church (GKI), Indonesia
Mr Gu Mengfei, China Christian Council, China
Mr Peniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar, Church of England, United Kingdom/India
Rev. Chad Rimmer, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, USA/Denmark
Ms Lucy Wambui Waweru, Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Kenya/Netherlands