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Book Event: A Deeper Dive into Let the Waves Roar

Consultations with young people, participants in WCC events between the 10th and the 11th assemblies, and a number of church leaders have concluded that there is a need to provide an updated resource to get to know young people of today and to explore ways for the church to effectively engage the 18–30-year-old age group in the ecumenical movement.

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Book event: Let the waves roar
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The 17 young people whose voices are heard in these pages represent eight regions and diverse church traditions. Another three chapters have been contributed by the editors and former WCC youth department staff. The book invites all generations to discern the signs of our times and to be proactive in our response to them.

This planned hybrid event will be a deeper dive into the different voices represented in this publication. To dive deeper below the waves means being open to discomfort and difficult questions in order to address pressing issues of our time, as young people see and live them. It is about finding concrete solutions together to make the world a better place—not only as an empty dream but as a prophetic calling. 

WCC invites an intergenerational group to explore, critically analyze, and propose ways forward together. Selected young authors with balance regional representation, Bossey students, and intergenerational colleagues from the member churches and ecumenical partners will give a critical feedback on the book and suggest ways forward for the Fellowship on youth engagement in the ecumenical movement. 

Link to the book "Let the waves roar" 

Date & time: 1 April 2022, Friday, 2:00-3:30PM (CEST)

Where: Ecumenical Center, Geneva, Switzerland and On-Line (YouTube)

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