The oft-quoted saying-'In essentials, Unity; in non-essentials, Liberty; in all things, Charity'-has been attributed wrongly to various well-known historical figures, including St Augustine and melanchthon, Luther's colleague, and John Wesley. Last week I wrote about the Together for Europe event…
A growing ecumenism of the heart is clearly one of the signs of hope in Europe today. This was demonstrated most tangibly among the 2000 leaders from 240 European movements and communities who gathered in Stuttgart at Miteinander für Europa…
In the face of the torture and murder of three Christians this past month in Malatya, we must offer the Turkish people the same trust asked of them during the Reconciliation Walk, writes Matthew Hand, a specialist in Turkish history.…
‚ÄòMummy, did the world ever forgive Germany?‚Äô asked Zsusanna‚Äôs eight-year-old son. He had been watching Discovery Channel programmes on the Second World War. ‚ÄòYes, of course,‚Äô his mother replied. ‚ÄòThen they‚Äôll also forgive us Serbs, won‚Äôt they?‚Äô he said with…
Europe needs three-dimensional people: rooted in the past, anticipating the future, yet living in the present. Such are People of Hope. For hope is founded on the past, focussed on the future and fleshed out in the present. Three-dimensional Europeans…
