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Launch of WCC booklet “Building Interreligious Solidarity”

The launch of the document Building Interreligious Solidarity in Our Wounded World. The Way of Common Formation” will take place on 28 July, during the Interreligious Studies course at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, and will be livestreamed on the YouTube channel of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Orthodox and Anglican appeals from 1920 remain inspiration for unity

One of the foundational moments in the modern ecumenical movement is an encyclical letter issued 100 years ago by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 1 January 1920. As its opening words state, it was addressed “Unto the Churches of Christ everywhere” and sent as a letter to the leaders of key Christian churches. Its first words are an appeal to “Love one another earnestly from the heart,” quoting from 1 Peter 1:22. The thrust of the letter is the suggestion that doctrinal differences among Christian churches do not, or at least should not, prevent “rapprochement” between Christians.

What does ‘prudence’ mean for dialogue and peace-building?

A 50-year-old religious text can shape interreligious relationships crucial for peace-building today, found participants in a workshop organized by the WCC and attended by guests from the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) on 28 October.

Bossey students celebrate graduation

On a sunny, hot afternoon on the grounds of the 18th-century Château de Bossey, 17 young people from across the world gathered for their graduation ceremony in the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Interreligious Studies from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey.

Roots of religion and violence in the Middle East are explored in Ecumenical Review

The latest edition of the quarterly WCC journal features a discussion of the roots of religion and violence in the Middle East. Five presentations drawn from three WCC-sponsored conferences of recent years explore aspects of the religious concepts of “promised land,” the “theology of land” and how to go about “reading the Hebrew Bible in solidarity with the Palestinian people.”

Symposium focuses on religion, violence, extremism

To promote open discussions on the theological and practical discourse, narrative and experiences on implications for the work of the multi-religious organizations on religion, violence and extremism, the WCC, along with the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church and the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists held a Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs.

Jürgen Moltmann leitet ökumenische Reflexion in Genf

Zum Jahresauftakt empfing der ÖRK am 13. Januar Jürgen Moltmann einen Tag lang zu Vorträgen und Gesprächen im Ökumenischen Zentrum in Genf. Dabei ging Moltmann auch auf Fragen und Bemerkungen zu seinem letzten Buch „Der lebendige Gott und die Fülle des Lebens“ ein, dessen englische Fassung im Dezember von WCC-Publications veröffentlicht wurde.

Jürgen Moltmann leads ecumenical reflections in Geneva

At the start of a new year of work at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, respected German theologian Jürgen Moltmann led a day-long series of presentations and discussions as a guest of the WCC on Wednesday, 13 January. He also responded to comments and questions on his new book, The Living God and the Fullness of Life (WCC Publications, 2016).

Jürgen Moltmann preside una jornada de reflexión ecuménica en Ginebra

El inicio de un nuevo año de trabajo en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra estuvo marcado por la visita del respetado teólogo alemán Jürgen Moltmann, quien el 13 de enero presidió una jornada de presentaciones y debates como invitado del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), además de responder a los comentarios y preguntas sobre su nuevo libro, The Living God and the Fullness of Life (El Dios viviente y la plenitud de la vida, Publicaciones del CMI, 2016).

Jürgen Moltmann anime des réflexions œcuméniques à Genève

Le mercredi 13 janvier 2016, au début d’une nouvelle année de travail, l’éminent théologien allemand Jürgen Moltmann a animé au Centre œcuménique de Genève une journée de présentations et de discussions, à l’invitation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE). Il a également répondu à des commentaires et à des questions au sujet de son nouvel ouvrage The Living God and the Fullness of Life (Le Dieu vivant et la plénitude de la vie) (Publications du COE, 2016).