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Commission for Religious WEA spokeswoman on Islam to teach at Freedom of the German and the Austrian Evangelical Bonn State University Alliance www.ead.de/akref (Bonn, 08.01.2013) The World Evangelical Alliance congratulates Dr. Christine Schirrmacher on completion of her professoral thesis on ‘Apostasy in Muslim Culture and Science Publ. Theology’ and the beginning of her teaching career at the Islam department of the www.vkwonline.de
Friedrich Wilhelms State Giving Hands – University in Bonn, one of International Charity the leading universities in www.gebende-haende.de Germany. Help Worldwide – Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, International Charity Secretary General of the www.hilfe-weltweit.org
WEA, said: “This is a very Institute for Emergency significant appointment at Counselling, Terminal Care a prestigious institution. It and Grief Counselling is a recognition of Dr. www.bucer.de/ist
Schirrmacher’s academic Institute for Prolife and Family credentials in the public Studies square. We are very www.bucer.de/ilfw grateful for her witness in International Institute for the marketplace of ideas.” Islamic Studies of the World Dr. Schirrmacher is Evangelical Alliance www.islaminstitute.net spokeswoman on Islam of Christine Schirrmacher during her inaugural lecture at the University WEA and Executive of Bonn (© IIRF) International Institute for Director of WEA’s Religious Freedom of the International Institute of Islamic Studies, a global network of professors of Islamic World Evangelical Alliance www.iirf.eu studies, that focuses on presenting researched and reliable information to governments, universities, media and churches. Martin Bucer Seminary www.bucer.de Presently she also heads the Islam Task Force of the WEA that prepares a global agenda concerning Islam for the WEA General Assembly in Seoul 2014 in close Pro Mundis e. V. cooperation with the regional alliances in Asia and Africa. www.thomasschirrmacher.net
Dr. Wilf Gasser, WEA’s Associate Secretary General, who is responsible for the Theological Commission of support and development of WEA initiatives and task forces, expresses his gratitude “Hope for Europe” (European Evangelical Alliance) to the group of people forming the new task force. www.hfe.org “Islam is confronting the evangelical community with so many challenges that it is vital Theological Commission of to bundle our expertise to address the many issues not out of fear, but out of the World Evangelical competence and a clear understanding,” Dr. Gasser says, and adds: “We are Alliance privileged to have so many experts whose motivation is rooted in the love of Christ.” www.worldevangelicals.org/ commissions/tc/
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Dr. Schirrmacher will stay professor of Islamic Studies at the “Evangelisch- A joint platform for the Theologische Faculteit” (Protestant University) in Leuven/Belgium, where she teaches following Bonn organi- since 2005. She will also continue teaching at the Diplomate’s School of the Minister zations on the basis of the of Foreign Affairs in Berlin and several government institutions of security policy. Evangelical Alliance:
Commission for Religious Freedom of the German and Downloads: the Austrian Evangelical Alliance Photo 1: Christine Schirrmacher during her inaugural lecture at the University www.ead.de/akref of Bonn (© IIRF) Culture and Science Publ. Photo 2: The Dean of the Philosophical Faculty, Prof. Dr. Paul Geyer, www.vkwonline.de congratulates Christine Schirrmacher (© IIRF) Giving Hands – International Charity www.gebende-haende.de
Help Worldwide – International Charity www.hilfe-weltweit.org
Institute for Emergency Counselling, Terminal Care and Grief Counselling www.bucer.de/ist
Institute for Prolife and Family Studies www.bucer.de/ilfw
International Institute for Islamic Studies of the World Evangelical Alliance www.islaminstitute.net
International Institute for Religious Freedom of the World Evangelical Alliance www.iirf.eu
Martin Bucer Seminary www.bucer.de
Pro Mundis e. V. www.thomasschirrmacher.net
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