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Germany
Germany possesses an increasingly secular society and a thoroughly organized religious sector, with the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches as its largest denominations....
Germany possesses an increasingly secular society and a thoroughly organized religious sector, with the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches as its largest denominations....
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Finding the Common Ground for the Common Good: Toward an Evangelical Catholic Partnership on Public Policy
February 28, 2006
February 28, 2006
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INTERVIEWS (43)
A Discussion with Lisette van der Wel, Anthropologist, Policy Advisor, Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation
June 25, 2008
June 25, 2008
A Discussion with Stephen Weir, Vice President for Global Development and Support, Habitat for Humanity
April 4, 2007
April 4, 2007
A Discussion with Deborah Dortzbach, International Director for HIV/AIDS Programs, World Relief
April 5, 2007
April 5, 2007
LETTERS (4)
POSTS (15)
RELATED RESOURCES: ECUMENICAL
Theological Declaration of Barmen
May 31, 0001
The 1934 Theological Declaration of Barmen emerged out of an effort by the German confessing churches to mount ecumenical opposition to the totalizing claims of Nazism, and the Declaration is now considered an important step forward in the history of the European ecumenical movement. The Theological Declaration of Barmen begins by assuring readers that they wholeheartedly support the unity of the German Evangelical Church and the German nation, but only when God and scripture are the foundation, and they therefore condemn the efforts of the "German Christians" (Nazi supporters) to identify another basis for unity. The Declaration then lists a series of "evangelical truths" paired with the competing false doctrine. These sets address beliefs about sources of revelation, the total lordship of Jesus Christ, leadership in the church, and the relationship between the church and the state. The Declaration closes with a call to embrace "the unity of faith, love, and hope."