Reformation anniversary: Luther 2017

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Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in 2017

Every age rolls out its own commemoration. All communities tell stories about their origins against the background of their present time. This applies to every anniversary, and to 2017 as well. A guideline for the Reformation anniversary, under the motto: Living in this world, with prudence, justice and faith!

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2017: What it is about

Courage! Indeed, it is an unshakable courage which the Reformation anniversary in 2017 will highlight and celebrate when remembering the posting of the 95 Theses.

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The European Reformation Roadmap

The shaking of the foundations that reverberated 500 years ago from Wittenberg, Zürich, Geneva and many other places changed the fabric of social relations in Europe. This movement radiated out to other continents, influencing whole cultures and regions.

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European, Ecumenical, Political

The course for the Reformation anniversary in 2017 has now been set: it will be European, ecumenical, and also political.

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Kirchentag

The German Protestant Kirchentag 2017 will be held from 24 to 28 May in Berlin and Wittenberg. The participants will experience fellowship, worship together, listen to concerts and participate in honest, passionate political debates - across denominational and religious borders. Six Kirchentag-style programmes 'on the way' will offer an opportunity to get to know other cities in Central Germany.

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10/7/2021 Press Release
EKD Council Chair underlines Importance of Local Churches at Peace Meeting in Rome

In an address on the topic “Widening the horizon, rediscovering the others” Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), has underlined the importance of church congregations for social cohesion. Speaking at the meeting “Peoples as Brothers and Sisters - the Future of the Earth” being organized on 6 and 7 October by the Community of Sant’Egidio in Rome.</span>
11/12/2017 Press Release
“The church needs curiosity like that”

The church of the future must go to meet society with curiosity and openness. This is her conclusion from the 2017 Reformation anniversary year, Synod President Irmgard Schwaetzer told the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) in Bonn today.
11/12/2017 Press Release
Witness to faith in a moral battlefield

Today sees the opening in Bonn of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD). 120 members of synod from all over Germany will take stock of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and examine the priorities of EKD activity for the coming years.

Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in 2017

2017 is a significant date for Germany, for Europe and the world – in spiritual and church life, and also for the whole of society. For this commemorative year, the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) presents some thoughts on the importance and content of the Reformation.

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Reformation anniversary: Luther 2017

Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in 2017

2017: What it is about

The European Reformation Roadmap

European, Ecumenical, Political

Kirchentag

Recent information

EKD Council Chair underlines Importance of Local Churches at Peace Meeting in Rome

“The church needs curiosity like that”

Witness to faith in a moral battlefield

Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in 2017