Recent Posts

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  Criticism of the real-existing Dialogue with Islamic Associations

  Johannes Kandel publishes an “issue-specific outline with critical comments on the Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Germany”

  Monday July 11th, 2016 / Dialogue with other religions, Special topics human rights, Special topics politics, Special topics religions, Human Rights, Mission, Politics, ProMundis Blog, Religions, Religious Freedom

   
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  Pope Francis and Women in the Office of Diaconal Ministry

  Die Frühe Kirche kannte das Diakoninnenamt. Die orthodoxen Kirchen führen es seit 2004 sukzessive wieder ein, derzeit noch nach Maßgabe der Ortsbischöfe. Auch andere Kirchen, die die Frauenordination zum Pastoren- oder Priesteramt nicht kennen, haben trotzdem das Diakonenamt wieder für Frauen geöffnet. Wie bei den katholischen Diakonen heute, haben Diakone und Diakoninnen in der Frühen Kirche am Vollzug der Taufe und des Abendmahls mitgewirkt, nicht aber die Sakramente selbst vollzogen bzw. eingesetzt.

  Saturday July 9th, 2016 / Special topics theology, ProMundis Blog, Theology

   
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  Opening of the new Armenian Genocide Museum in Byblos

  Schirrmacher brings greetings from the General Secretary of the WEA (Bonn, 01.09.2015) On the occasion of the opening of the new Genocide Museum in Byblos, Lebanon and the official centennial commemoration of the Armenian genocide […]

  Saturday July 9th, 2016 / Oriental Churches, Persecution of Christians, Special topics human rights, Special topics politics, Catholic Church, Human Rights, Ecumenism, World Council of Churches, Orthodox Churches, Politics, ProMundis Blog, Theology

   

• Landslide changes in the Catholic Church and in global Christianity

  In a guest lecture at Westminster Theological Seminary, a Reformed flagship seminary in Philadelphia, Thomas Schirrmacher, the Chair of the Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance, described and discussed landslide changes in the Catholic Church and in global Christianity.

  Friday July 8th, 2016 / Systematic Theology / Dogmatics, Special topics ecumenical relations, ProMundis Blog

   
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  Bonner Islamwissenschaftlerin erfasst erstmals die Sichtweise zeitgenössischer islamischer Theologen zum Abfall vom Islam

  Diese Meldung stammt ursprünglich aus dem Jahr 2015 und ist bisher nicht in meinem Blog erschienen. (Bonn, 13.06.2015) Der Religionswechsel ist zentraler Bestandteil des Menschenrechts auf Religionsfreiheit gemäß Artikel 18 der Allgemeinen Erklärung für Menschenrechte […]

  Thursday July 7th, 2016 / Special topics politics, Islam, Human Rights, Politics, ProMundis Blog, Right to religious freedom, Religions

   

• International Institute for Religious Freedom audits World Watch List

  For the third time the World Watch List of Open Doors has been audited positively by a team of eight scholars of the International Institute for Religious Freedom.

  Tuesday July 5th, 2016 / Persecution of Christians, ProMundis Blog, Right to religious freedom

   
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  Theologian Thomas Schirrmacher:
  No Curtailments in Matters of Religious Freedom

  According to the conviction of the theologian and sociologist of religion Professor Thomas Schirrmacher (Bonn), Christians can only be effectively protected from persecution where minorities in general have freedom. Engagement for persecuted Christians therefore always presupposes a commitment to general freedom of religion.

  Tuesday July 5th, 2016 / Persecution of Christians, Human Rights, ProMundis Blog, Right to religious freedom, Theology