Reformation Then and Now

Contributions to the Ninth Theological Conference within the Framework of the Meissen Process between the Church of England and the Evangelical Church in Germany

Christoph Ernst, Leslie Nathaniel, Richard Chartres, Friederike Nüssel

• Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9783374045631
• eBook ISBN: 9783374047192
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

This volume documents the ninth theological conference of the Church of England and the Evangelical Church in Germany held in London in January 2016 as part of their Meissen process.The two churches are committed to engage within the Meissen process in joint theological work which, on this occasion, focused on similarities and differences of their respective reformatory origins. The twelve conference papers also paradigmatically discuss the consequential impact that reformation movements have for the churches, for ecumenism and the churches' socio-political responsibilities today. Reformatory origins and evolving tasks merge in light of the upcoming Reformation anniversary of 2017.Mit Beiträgen von Nicholas Baines, Richard Chartres, Carolyn Hammond, Margot Käßmann, Torrance Kirby, Jörg Lauster, Friederike Nüssel, Stephen Plant, Sigurd Rink, Gury Schneider-Ludorff, Elaine Storkey und Michael Weinrich.[Reformation damals und heute]Dieser Band dokumentiert die neunte Theologische Konferenz im Rahmen des Meißen-Prozesses der Kirche von England und der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland, die im Januar 2016 in London stattfand. Die theologische Arbeit, zu der sich beide Kirchen verpflichtet haben, konzentrierte sich bei dieser Konferenz zum einen auf die gemeinsamen und verschiedenen reformatorischen Wurzeln beider Kirchen. Zum anderen werden in den zwölf Konferenzbeiträgen vor dem Hintergrund des bevorstehenden Reformationsjubiläums im Jahr 2017 exemplarisch auch einige aus den jeweiligen Reformationen ableitbare Konsequenzen für die Kirchen, die Ökumene und die heutige gesellschaftspolitische Verantwortung der Kirchen erörtert.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Impressum
• Foreword
• Table of Contents
• »REFORMATION THEN AND NOW«: Programme of the Ninth Meissen Theological Conference
• The Changing Fortunes of »Reformation« in Anglican Self-Understanding
• The 500th Reformation Anniversary in Germany. Theological and Ecumenical Impulses for a Cultural Event
• Meissen’s Contribution to the Renewal of the Anglo-German Conversation in the Twenty First Century
• The Church between Contextuality and Catholicity. Protestant Considerations on the Ecumenical Significance of the Reformational Principle
• Traduttore, traditore – »Translator, traitor«. Consequences of Vernacular Scripture and Liturgy for Reformation Christianity
• Religion and Politics. Reformation Stimuli and their Importance for Today
• The Reformation Jubilee 2017. Challenges to Be Met
• The End of Reformation. The Eschatological Consequences of Luther’s Reformation Insight
• Understanding the Bible. Perspectives from English and German Theology and their Relevance for the Churches of the Reformation
• Faith and Works. Martin Luther and Richard Hooker on Two Kinds of Righteousness
• Reformation Then and Now. Social and International Dimensions from an Anglican Perspective
• On the Significance of Luther’s Ethics in the Light of Current Challenges to Peace Ethics
• Index of Authors