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Business Coalition of the World BQ 625 – No. 07/2020 Evangelical Alliance (Bonn, Hamburg)
Commission for Religious The Evangelical Alliances of Australia, Freedom of the German andthe Austrian EvangelicalAlliance New Zealand and Papua New Guinea www.ead.de/akref Culture and Science Publ. (VKW) (Bonn, 03.02.2020) As representatives of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), www.vkwonline.com
Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher visited the national Evangelical Alliances of Department of Theological Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Concerns of the World Evangelical Alliance “Again and again in the media, even in academic reference books, there is generalizing www.worldevangelicals.org/ pdf/TN-47-1-Jan-2018.pdf talk of ‘the Evangelicals’. These three alliances alone could not be more diverse”, says Thomas Schirrmacher. Their history, their ecclesiastical composition, their political posi- Giving Hands –International Charity tioning and other areas had run quite independently of each other. www.gebende-haende.de
Discussions with the International Institute forIslamic Studies (IIIS) of the World Board of the Australian Evangelical Alliance Evangelical Alliance (AEA) www.islaminstitute.net
& Evangelical Foundation International Institute forReligious of Australia were organ- Freedom (IIRF)of the World ised by its Secretary re- EvangelicalAlliance (International Headquarter,EU-Office Brüssel) sponsible for conjunction www.iirf.eu with the WEA, Dr Richard International Information Centre Dickins, who also heads for Religious Freedom Germany the EA Foundation and the e.V. (IIRF-D) (Tübingen) www.iirf-d.de Association of Evangelical Martin Bucer Seminary(Bonn, Mission Societies, Linz, Zürich, Prague,Tirana, São Missions Interlink. Also Paulo, Helsinki, Istanbul,Delhi) attending were: John www.bucer.org Peberby, EA Insurance missiotop – EvangelicalForum for Missions, Culturesand Religions Services, Denise Cooper- (GermanEvangelical Alliance) Clark, Chair of the Ethos Thomas Schirrmacher and the Executive Board of the Evangelical Alliance www.missiotop.org of Papua New Guinea in conversation with the country’s Prime Minister, Centre for Christianity and Office of Intrafaith andInterfaith Society, Rev Dr John James Marape (second from right) © BQ/Martin Warnecke Relations of theWorld Evangelical Yates, Anglican priest Alliance working with the Gospel Coalition, Jude Simion from the Refugee Highway Theological Commission ofthe European EvangelicalAlliance Partnership, Jim Rawson, Christian Ministry Advancement, and Barbara Deutschmann, www.europeanea.org TEAR Australia. Theological Commission of Christine Schirrmacher had an additional talk concerning the cooperation of the the World Evangelical Alliance International Institute for Islamic Studies with Dr Gordon Preece, the CEO of the Ethos www.worldevangelicals.org/tc/ Centre for Christianity and Society, the socio-political think tank of AEA. UN Bonn liaison for inter-religious concerns of WEA
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The meeting with the New A joint platform for the following Bonn organi- Zealand Christian Network zations on the basis of the was attended by the Board Evangelical Alliance: and other leading Evangel- Business Coalition of the World icals. Christine Schirrma- Evangelical Alliance (Bonn, cher reported on the Hamburg) situation of the Evangelical Commission for Religious Alliances in the Near and Freedom of the German andthe Austrian EvangelicalAlliance Middle East and the inter- www.ead.de/akref national dialogues of the Culture and Science Publ. (VKW) World Evangelical Alliance www.vkwonline.com with Muslim leaders. Department of Theological The visit was organized by Concerns of the World Evangelical Alliance the former Secretary Gen- www.worldevangelicals.org/ eral of the South Pacific pdf/TN-47-1-Jan-2018.pdf Evangelical Alliance, Glyn Giving Hands –International Carpenter, and the General Melbourne: Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher with Dr Gordon Preece (far Charity left) and Dr Richard Dickins in front of the venue, the First Baptist Church in www.gebende-haende.de Manager of the New Zea- Melbourne © BQ/Martin Warnecke land Alliance, Gayann International Institute forIslamic Studies (IIIS) of the World Phillips. The discussions were attended by the new National Director of the New Zealand Evangelical Alliance Alliance, Dr Stuart Lange, the new Secretary General of the South Pacific Evangelical www.islaminstitute.net Alliance (SPEA), Dr Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau, and the new Director of the WEA International Institute forReligious Mission Commission, Dr Jay Matenga. Freedom (IIRF)of the World EvangelicalAlliance (International Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher also paid a courtesy visit to Prof Dr Bruce Nicholls, Headquarter,EU-Office Brüssel) who is actively retired in Auckland. Among other things, Nicholls four decades ago www.iirf.eu founded the journal ‘Evangelical Review of Theology’ of the Theological Commission of International Information Centre for Religious Freedom Germany the World Evangelical e.V. (IIRF-D) (Tübingen) Alliance, which is currently www.iirf-d.de published by Thomas Martin Bucer Seminary(Bonn, Schirrmacher. Linz, Zürich, Prague,Tirana, São Paulo, Helsinki, Istanbul,Delhi) In Papua New Guinea, www.bucer.org Thomas and Christine missiotop – EvangelicalForum for Missions, Culturesand Religions Schirrmacher had a meet- (GermanEvangelical Alliance) ing with the Executive www.missiotop.org
Board of the Evangelical Office of Intrafaith andInterfaith Alliance of Papua New Relations of theWorld Evangelical Guinea, led by the Presi- Alliance dent, Pastor Mathias Ham- Theological Commission ofthe European EvangelicalAlliance aga, and the General www.europeanea.org Secretary, Pastor Bosuk Theological Commission of Anaisep. the World Evangelical Alliance In addition, a half-day www.worldevangelicals.org/tc/ Papua New Guinea: Pick up at the airport by the President and the General working meeting with UN Bonn liaison for inter-religious Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance © BQ/Martin Warnecke Evangelical leaders and concerns of WEA WEA Sustainability Center Bonner QuerschnitteBonn Profiles – Press Reports www.wea-sc.org
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leaders of church associations took place, in which the main topic was the A joint platform for the following Bonn organi- reorganization of the political representation of the Alliance in the capital. This was zations on the basis of the subsequently agreed upon with the Prime Minister of the country, James Marape. Evangelical Alliance: In all three countries Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher also visited government Business Coalition of the World representatives as well as non-Evangelical churches and held talks with leaders of non- Evangelical Alliance (Bonn, Hamburg) Christian religions. Commission for Religious Freedom of the German andthe Austrian EvangelicalAlliance www.ead.de/akref Downloads and Links: Culture and Science Publ. (VKW) • Photo 1: Thomas Schirrmacher and the Executive Board of the Evangelical www.vkwonline.com
Alliance of Papua New Guinea in conversation with the country’s Prime Minister, Department of Theological James Marape (second from right) © BQ/Martin Warnecke Concerns of the World Evangelical Alliance • Photo 2 andphoto 3: Melbourne: Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher with Dr www.worldevangelicals.org/ Gordon Preece (far left) and Dr Richard Dickins in front of the venue, the First pdf/TN-47-1-Jan-2018.pdf Baptist Church in Melbourne © BQ/Martin Warnecke Giving Hands –International Charity • Photo 4: Papua New Guinea: Pick up at the airport by the President and the www.gebende-haende.de General Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance © BQ/Martin Warnecke International Institute forIslamic Studies (IIIS) of the World • Photo 5: In conversation with the Executive Committee of the Evangelical Evangelical Alliance Alliance of Papua New Guinea © BQ/Martin Warnecke www.islaminstitute.net International Institute forReligious • Photo 6: Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher visit Bruce Nicholls in his Freedom (IIRF)of the World retirement home © BQ/Martin Warnecke EvangelicalAlliance (International Headquarter,EU-Office Brüssel) • Website of the EAFoundation:http://www.ea.org.au www.iirf.eu International Information Centre • Website of the Ethos Centre:http://www.ethos.org.au for Religious Freedom Germany e.V. (IIRF-D) (Tübingen) • Website of Missions Interlink:http://www.missionsinterlink.org.au www.iirf-d.de • Website of the New Zealand Christian Network:https://nzchristiannetwork.org.nz Martin Bucer Seminary(Bonn, Linz, Zürich, Prague,Tirana, São Paulo, Helsinki, Istanbul,Delhi) • Website of Jay Matenga:https://jaymatenga.com www.bucer.org
• Website of the Evangelical Alliance in Papua New Guinea: missiotop – EvangelicalForum for https://www.tokpisin.info/evangelical-alliance-papua-new-guinea/ Missions, Culturesand Religions (GermanEvangelical Alliance) www.missiotop.org
Office of Intrafaith andInterfaith Relations of theWorld Evangelical Alliance
Theological Commission ofthe European EvangelicalAlliance www.europeanea.org
Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance www.worldevangelicals.org/tc/
UN Bonn liaison for inter-religious concerns of WEA
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