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New book available: “Ahead of Her Time: Pan-African Women of Faith and the Vision of Christian Unity, Mission, and Justice”

A new book, "Ahead of Her Time: Pan-African Women of Faith and the Vision of Christian Unity, Mission, and Justice,” authored by World Council of Churches (WCC) president from North America Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith, debuted on 1 November, All Saints Day, during an online and in-person reception and awards ceremony of pan-African women of faith represented in the book. The event took place at Bread for the World (USA) in Washington, DC.

At diakonia conference in Norway, world’s pressing challenges and gratitude share the stage

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay served as a keynote speaker at the Ninth Conference for Research in Diakonia and Christian Social Practice, hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diakonia and Christian Social Practice and VID Specialized University. The theme of the conference was Contested Spaces of Diaconia – Seeking Justice, Safety and Well-Being.”

„Verpflichtung zur Suche nach Einheit“ als Grundstein des ÖRK erneut auf der abschließenden Pressekonferenz der Vollversammlung bekräftigt

„Zum ersten Mal seit langer Zeit hat diese 11. Vollversammlung sichere Räume für ernsthaftes Engagement, Reflexionen, Gebete, gegenseitige Herausforderungen [und] Begegnungen zur Verfügung gestellt“, sagte Dr. Agnes Abuom, Vorsitzende des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK). Sie sprach über die für sie wichtigen Ergebnisse der ÖRK-Vollversammlung, darunter auch die „Verpflichtung zur Suche nach Einheit – gemeinsames Verständnis und Vision“, die sie als einen Grundstein des ÖRK ansieht.

“Commitment to the search for unity” cornerstone of WCC, stressed at closing assembly press conference

“For the first time in a long while, this 11th assembly provided safe spaces for serious engagement, reflections, prayer, challenging one another, [and] encounters.” said Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee. She spoke of her take-aways from the WCC assembly, including the “commitment to the search for unity – common vision and understanding,” which she referred to as the cornerstone of the WCC.