„The Famous German Pastor Who Defied Adolf Hitler“.Martin Niemöller in der angloamerikanischen Wahrnehmung und der erfundene Mithäftling Leo Stein Das … Mehr
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Ein britisches Gebet für Deutschland während des Ersten Weltkriegs: „Gib Deinen Segen, o Vater, dem Volk jenes großen und schönen Landes, mit dessen Herrschern wir im Krieg stehen. Stärke die Hände der Weisen und Gerechten, die der Nächstenliebe folgen und nach Gerechtigkeit und Freiheit suchen, unter ihnen wie unter uns. Vertreibe die bösen Leidenschaften von Hass, Misstrauen und dem Fieber des Krieges, unter ihnen wie unter uns.“
Ein britisches Gebet für Deutschland während des Ersten Weltkriegs Dieses Gebet für Deutschland, das Frau Lucy Gardner zugeschrieben wird, wurde … Mehr
Martin Niemöller about the German Guilt 1946: „There are many excuses which people can find, but they all follow the strain: „Am I my brother’s keeper?“ You should have seen that self-satisfied clergy at Treysa!“
About the Question of Guilt By Martin Niemoller You are concerned with the question of guilt and about this I … Mehr
„Die Heilige Dreieinigkeit“ (Holy Trinity) von Fr A.J. Thamburaj S.J. in einer Ausdeutung von John Gnanabaranam
Zum Batik-Gemälde „Heilige Dreieinigkeit“ des tamilischen Künstlers und katholischen Priesters Fr A. J. Thamburaj S.J. schrieb Johnson Gnanabaranam (1933-2008), vormaliger … Mehr
„The fingers, wide apart, were contorted in an arrested gesture in which were supplication and reproach but also benediction“ – Joris-Karl Huysmans Description of the Crucifixion by Matthias Grünewald
In his novel Là-Bas (The Damned, first published in 1891), the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans delivers an impressive description of … Mehr
Hans Joachim Iwand, On Christian Freedom: „The conspicuous and special nature of Christian freedom consists in that it is anchored in a liberation that God has accomplished to and for humans quite apart from our assistance.“
Hans Joachim Iwand (July 11, 1899-May 2, 1960) was born and lived in Germany. He served with the German military … Mehr
Hans Joachim Iwand on the Freedom of the Christian and the Bondage of the Will: „Lazarus, who lay in the grave and received the call, ‚Come out!‘ did not have freedom of choice.“
There are not so many texts of Hans Joachim Iwand (1899-1960) available in English. As one of the leading Lutheran … Mehr
Listen Once More to the Savior – Christian Tolerance of Others Is Cruciform, Shaped by the Cross: „Christianity in Europe is facing an existential problem. It is not the increasing secularization of society, nor its alleged Islamification. What threatens Christianity’s existence among us lies instead in the fact that people do not really believe in the One who gave Christianity its name, nor trust his message or his work. Unlike unbelieving Thomas, people are unwilling to put their finger to Jesus’ wounds and thereby come to trust the crucified and risen Christ.“
The Lutheran „Crossing Community“ published the translation of my article „Man höre doch mal dem Heiland zu“ (which originally appeared … Mehr
I Am a Missionary. Does Christian Mission Do More Harm than Good?: „Exactly opposite is Christian mission with its rejection of any form of racism, since all people are addressed–irrespective of race or gender–as having equal status, either as death-destined sinners who are NOT hopelessly lost, or as sisters and brothers in the Lord. Missionaries do not claim any superiority over others, but offer to others what they themselves have encountered as healing for their lives.“
The Lutheran „Crossing Community“ published the translation of my article „Ich bin Missionar. Richtet die Verbreitung der christlichen Botschaft Unheil … Mehr
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