Aktuelles
Aus den Landeskirchen >>>
Aus den Gemeinden >>>
Aus dem Reformierten Bund >>>
Kolumne >>>
from... - die reformierte App
Newsletter
Wir auf Facebook
Gedenkgottesdienst für Lewis Mudge, den führenden Ökumeniker der Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Mudge starb am 11. September
Lew Mudge memorial pays tribute to “the leading ecumenist of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
A memorial service in tribute to Lewis (“Lew”) S. Mudge, a leading 20th century Presbyterian theologian, ethicist and ecumenist, is to be held today (19.10.2009) at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, United States. Mudge died on 11 September in his home in Berkeley, California at the age of 79 following a long and distinguished career in ecumenism and interreligious dialogue.
In the sermon to be delivered at the service, Clifton Kirkpatrick, President of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), calls Mudge “the leading ecumenist in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)” and praises his ability as a gifted communicator.
Recalling Mudge’s role in drafting a statement about justice in the economy on behalf of WARC’s General Council in
“The Declaration of Debrecen has become one of the all time classics [and] mobilized Reformed Christians and the church ecumenical to a new covenant for justice in the economy and the earth.”
Interfaith representatives are expected to join Christian academics and church leaders in paying tribute to Mudge whose most recent publication promotes interreligious dialogue among the peoples of the three Abrahamic faiths. The Gift of Responsibility: The Promise of Dialogue Among Christians, Jews and Muslims (2008) addresses the need for understanding in light of tensions in the
Mudge read theology as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in England, was ordained in 1955 following study at Princeton Theological Seminary and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Princeton University in 1961. From 1957 to 1962, Mudge served as WARC’s Secretary of the Department of Theology in
A second memorial service will be held on 28 November at First Presbyterian Church in
Mudge is survived by his wife, three adult children and four grandchildren.
Quelle: www.warc.jalb.de >>>
Barbara Schenck
Globalization we can grasp – Nachhaltigkeit und Gerechtigkeit in der Weltgemeinschaft
Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu: Umweltschutz entspricht dem Willen Gottes
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 9:04 (EST)
Calvin als Aktivist für den Umweltschutz
Barbara Schenck
'Jene 14 Tage kann man nicht vergessen'
Lajos Békefy
die reformierten.upd@te 09.2
Jörg Schmidt, Generalsekretär des Reformierten Bundes, 10. August 2009
Church of Scotland begrüßt Entscheidung, den Lockerbie-Attentäter aus der Haft zu entlassen
Barbara Schenck
Pressemeldung des WARC, 8. Juli 2009
Reformierte Kirchen sagen: Calvin machte aus Genf die internationale Stadt, die sie heute ist
Pressemeldung des Reformierten Weltbundes vom 7. Juli 2009
Reformierter Weltbund: Jugend in der Evangelisch reformierten Kirche Lithauens soll sich als David gegen Goliath erheben
GEKE : Evangelische Kirchen mühen sich um Versöhnung 20 Jahre nach dem Fall des Eisernen Vorhangs
Sopron, 4. Juli 2009, Thomas Flügge, Pressesprecher Gemeinschaft Evangelischer Kirchen in Europa (GEKE)