Die Kommunikation der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche Schweiz.
This appeal is an initiative of Reformed theologians from the Protestant Church of Switzerland (PCS). It was made available to the PCS and published on its platform without constituting an official statement by the Council of the PCS. Indignation is common. We are not...
Ascension Day ekes out a shadowy existence among the emotional and moving festivals of the church year. Wrongly so, says Stephan Jütte: without Ascension, Christianity would have remained a sect among others. "For to us a child is born" - "Oh great distress, God...
Guest article by Rita Famos in the "Kirchenbote interkantonal" They wanted to kill him. Back then, in Jerusalem. "They" were the powers that be in religion and politics. The occupying power nailed him to the cross. Together with criminals. "He" was Jesus of Nazareth,...
How can Protestants talk about God? I was confronted with this question in the context of a working group of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, which dealt with the topic of "Christian speaking of God". The results of our work have yet to be included in...
Renowned developers and shareholders of powerful AI technologies are warning of major, unforeseeable consequences of a technology that is gaining influence according to its own laws. 100 such experts have signed an open letter calling for a pause in the development of...
25.01.2024 represents a turning point in the Protestant church's self-image: The new EKD study (EKD: Protestant Church in Germany) shows that abuse, which is often dismissed as a Catholic problem or a problem for society as a whole, also affects Protestant churches....
The churches had to turn against those who were still interested in them. Inklusive Schrift und Sprache auf "Gott" angewandt. "Wokeness" and "political correctness" seem to have successfully completed their ecclesiastical takeover. At any rate, this is the impression...
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion has it all: Karl Barth studies, tantra workshops, papers and working groups on religious end-of-life care, intersectional micro-studies on big questions, and working groups exploring the theological challenges of...
