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Christiane Ehrengruber es una profesional de 27 años que trabaja en la comunicación digital y las redes sociales para Evangelische Mission Weltweit en Alemania. Con formación en Teología protestante y una trayectoria de voluntaria en la política universitaria y el ecumenismo internacional, las opiniones de Ehrengruber sobre la importancia de la oración, el tema de la unidad cristiana y los desafíos a los que se enfrentan las iglesias ofrecen una perspectiva única para transitar la fe en el mundo actual.

Meet Christiane Ehrengruber, a 27-year-old professional working in digital communication and social media for Evangelische Mission Weltweit in Germany. With a background in Protestant theology and a history of volunteering in university politics and international ecumenism, Ehrengruber’s insights into the significance of prayer, the theme of Christian unity, and the challenges faced by churches provide a unique perspective on navigating faith in today's world.

In the Caribbean, there is an increased sense that persons with disabilities have rights and the church is strengthening the view that all are created in the image of God, said a Jamaican cleric and academic who campaigns for disability rights.

With a focus on peacebuilding and human rights protection, The United Evangelical Mission’s International Summer School 2023, organized in cooperation with the World Council of Churches and other partners, took place in August and September in Hofgeismar, Germany.

Strengthening the link between Christian perspectives and practical action for human rights, a symposium on human dignity and rights took place in the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 25-26 April.

Can ecumenical peacebuilding guide the way towards shared interests in the Russia-Ukraine war, which exemplifies the clash of fundamentally different value systems, ethical frameworks, and historical narratives? Peter Prove, director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs reflects on the issue in the inaugural edition of Geneva Policy Outlook, a new online publication.

Cuando comenzó la invasión rusa de Ucrania a gran escala, el 24 de febrero de 2022, ya hacía ocho años que las iglesias daban respuesta a las necesidades humanitarias del país, desde la anexión de Crimea, en 2014.  Los esfuerzos de las iglesias para colmar las necesidades de las personas desplazadas por la guerra no son novedad, en cambio sí lo es la escala del fenómeno, con la sobrecogedora cifra de catorce millones de desplazados en los seis meses transcurridos desde el inicio de la invasión.

“Dawn will never come if the heralds of dawn keep silence,” said an anonymous 19th century woman on the relationship between women and the church. That quotation has greatly inspired the International Association of Women Ministers, which is celebrating 103 years of existence this year.

The importance of water for Christians around the world cannot be overemphasized.  From Genesis 1:1, where we read that “a wind from God swept over the face of the waters” to its sacramental role in baptism and the Eucharist, water is integral to the faith.

When the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, churches had already been responding to humanitarian need in the country for eight years, since the annexation of Crimea in 2014.  The work being undertaken by churches in meeting the needs of those displaced by the war is not new, but the scale is staggering as 14 million people have been displaced in the six months since the invasion began.

Is a successful dialogue between churches and politicians possible and what should it be based on? Can the European Green Deal inspire similar actions in other regions? What Christian values can contribute to the universal aspiration for a sustainable future?

Los datos están claros:  la última década ha sido la más cálida de todas las registradas. De los veinte años más cálidos, diecinueve han tenido lugar desde el año 2000. Y los hechos indican que la causa es el aumento de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero producidas por la actividad humana. Los científicos de todo el mundo han advertido de que, de seguir el ritmo actual, ya para 2023 el planeta habrá aumentado su temperatura en 1,5º C. Eso es dentro de menos de una década; aún vivirá la mayoría de quienes están vivos hoy.