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The 2016 Yearbook on Religious Freedom and the 2016 Yearbook on Christian Persecution and Discrimination are available in advance for download free of charge

The 2016 Yearbook on Religious Freedom contains articles by Angela Merkel, Volker Kauder, Annette Schawan, and Heiner Bielefeldt as well as articles by Alevites, Yazidis, and Baha’i. The 2016 Yearbook on Christian Persecution and Discrimination goes into the question of religious minorities in refugee shelters and deals in particular with China, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, and Turkey.

Monday December 19th, 2016 / Books, Persecution of Christians, Human Rights, ProMundis Blog, Right to religious freedom, Theology
Schirrmacher says regarding the Pope: “Wise at 80 and not silent at all”

Thomas Schirrmacher paid tribute to Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, upon the occasion of the Pope’s 80th birthday. Schirrmacher acknowledged that Pope Francis is above all a man of integrity who makes the most unusual proclamations and promises come true.

Saturday December 17th, 2016 / Catholic Church, Ecumenism, ProMundis Blog
Johnson and Schirrmacher visit Ambassador Schawan

(Bonn, 16.12.2016) The Ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) to the Vatican, Prof. Dr. Thomas K. Johnson (Prague/Rome), and the Deputy General Secretary of the WEA, Thomas Schirrmacher (Bonn), paid a courtesy visit to […]

Friday December 16th, 2016 / Special topics ecumenical relations, Ecumenism, ProMundis Blog
The one body of Christ includes people of all nationalities, countries, cultures, languages, and also people of all classes and social milieus

Thomas Schirrmacher, the Associate Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance responsible for relationships among the churches, praised the “Jesus Unites” platform in a welcoming address at the Free Evangelical Church in Bonn and described it as a model for other countries. “Jesus Unites” is making a significant contribution as German churches and mission agencies work faithfully with the growing number of immigrant churches, congregations holding worship services in languages other than German, and multi-cultural churches.

Friday December 16th, 2016 / Special topics ecumenical relations, Ecumenism, ProMundis Blog

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The 2016 Yearbook on Religious Freedom and the 2016 Yearbook on Christian Persecution and Discrimination are available in advance for download free of charge

Schirrmacher says regarding the Pope: “Wise at 80 and not silent at all”

Johnson and Schirrmacher visit Ambassador Schawan

The one body of Christ includes people of all nationalities, countries, cultures, languages, and also people of all classes and social milieus