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Bei einem für den 13.-15. September geplanten internationalen Symposium werden Fragen erörtert, mit denen wir eine gerechtere digitale Zukunft gestalten können, eine Zukunft, die „zunehmend vertieftes Reflektieren und neue Denkweisen in Philosophie, Ethik, Rechtswissenschaft und Theologie fordert,“ sagte der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca.

Besides the dangerous monopoly structures in the digital economy, there is a danger for liberty and justice as they are crucial for pluralistic democracies in the digital world, says Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. Bedford-Strohm is also chairperson of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany and was a keynote speaker at the opening of the symposium exploring challenges and opportunities for a more just digital future, in Berlin on 13-15 September, and co-organized by the EKD.

An upcoming international symposium, scheduled for 13-15 September, will explore some key questions to help us map a more just digital future, a future that “increasingly calls for deeper reflection and new thinking in philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence, and theology,” said World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof Dr Ioan Sauca.

The world's food systems are broken, and God is calling humanity to fix them, participants heard at an online meeting of faith-based organizations, titled “Facilitating a Global Dialogue.”

Media and communicators are invited to an online “press club” event during which they can speak candidly on the theme “Digital instruments – Blessing or Curse?”

Absorbing Philip Potter’s profoundly simple direction for the ecumenical movement—“only connect”—those gathered for an online tribute to the former World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary tapped into the still-growing legacy of a remarkable man.

Die Teilnehmenden an einer Online-Gedenkveranstaltung für den ehemaligen Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) machten sich Philip Potters zutiefst simple Vorgabe für die Arbeit der ökumenischen Bewegung – „only connect“ – zu eigen und befassten sich mit dem immer noch nicht vollständig erfassten Vermächtnis dieses bemerkenswerten Mannes.

En absorbant l’orientation profondément simple de Philip Potter pour le mouvement œcuménique – « only connect » (« il suffit de se connecter ») - les personnes réunies pour un hommage en ligne à l’ancien secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) ont puisé dans l’héritage toujours grandissant d’un homme remarquable.

Impregnándose de la orientación profundamente sencilla de Philip Potter para el movimiento ecuménico –“solo conectar”–, los reunidos con motivo del tributo en línea al ex secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) aprovecharon el legado cada vez mayor de un hombre extraordinario.

Stephen Brown is editor of The Ecumenical Review. Below, he reflects on the legacy of Phillip Potter, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary from 1972 to 1984. An upcoming webinar on 23 August will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Potter’s birth, as well as introduce him to a new ecu-menical generation, that they may be inspired by his legacy, his passion, his commitment, his spirituality and his love for the Bible.

Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky, a widely known and respected priest of the Orthodox Church in America, a prominent theologian and ecumenist, former member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central and executive committees fell asleep in the Lord on the evening of 3 August at the age of 78.

Thursdays in Black ambassadors are organizing a series of Bible studies, beginning 5 August, that will help people reflect on and respond to gender-based violence. The first series of 6 reflections is being launched to recognize National Women’s Month in South Africa, and particularly Women’s Day in the country – August 9.