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This article discusses the document on Ministry and Diversity in the Protestant
Church... more Abstract
This article discusses the document on Ministry and Diversity in the Protestant
Church in the Netherlands, which was prompted by the need for innovation,
due to the new situation of this Church. The document is based on the importance
of the ordination. Previous developments are being described and the
new proposals are being weighed up with all the pros and cons. The emphasize
is on the importance of the ecumenical discussions on Ministry initiated by
the World Council of Churches resulting in the BEM-document (1982) and the
theological conversations initiated by the Community of Protestant Churches
in Europe, resulting in the MOE-document (2013).
Keywords: Ministry; Ordination; Pastor; BEM; MOE
Two centuries of the search for Christian Unity, 2023
PRAYER IS AT THE HEART OF ECUMENISM. My ecumenical pilgrimage with as a guide: 'I am a friend of ... more PRAYER IS AT THE HEART OF ECUMENISM. My ecumenical pilgrimage with as a guide: 'I am a friend of all who serve the lord'.
I investigate Van Schurman’s spiritual and scientific life by studying her biography. What is the... more I investigate Van Schurman’s spiritual and scientific life by studying her biography. What is the balance between both? Her Christian faith tried to understand intellectually the essence of Christian truth. Contemporaries complained that she was quite a different person after her decision to join the Labadist movement. In her Εὐκληρία she does indeed speak of her ‘change’. She renounced the importance of her former scientific activities and stressed the need for a pious life in Christ. But was it really such a radical break? This article will show a lot of continuity both in her life and in her work.
No i co? Doświadczenia sekularyzmu w Holandii i moja droga w zmierzaniu się z nim jako lokalnej p... more No i co? Doświadczenia sekularyzmu w Holandii i moja droga w zmierzaniu się z nim jako lokalnej pastorki Artykuł składa się z trzech części. We wprowadzeniu Autorka stwierdza, że istnieje wiele teorii i idei sekularyzmu, podaje również krótkie objaśnienia tego fenomenu zarówno pozytywne, jak i negatywne. Sekularyzm w Polsce jest odmienny od sekularyzmu w Holandii, która jest jednym z najbardziej zsekularyzowanych krajów Zachodniej Europy. W drugiej części Autorka ukazuje jak — jako lokalny pastor — doświadczała sekularyzmu w ostatnich pięciu dekadach: indyferentyzm, spadek zaangażowania i wiedzy biblijnej, spadek liczby ordynowanych, utrata poczucia życia sakramentalnego w Kościele, zamykanie Kościołów, zamykanie fakultetów teologicznych itd. Z drugiej strony pozytywna strona sekularyzmu objawiła się nie tylko w większej autentyczności i elastyczności w Kościele, ale również w zniesieniu niewolnictwa, większej wolności dla kobiet i dzieci oraz dla mniejszości. W trzeciej części Auto...
As an ecumenical theologian I studied all my life the words of the Holy Scriptures. I am also int... more As an ecumenical theologian I studied all my life the words of the Holy Scriptures. I am also interested in images, strengthening the power of expression of words and the Word, and the other way around. In our present time the culture of images seems to be more and more important. One image can tell you more in a minute than many words can do. The Bible is interpreted by many interpreters and preachers in books, sermons and meditations. How can images interpret these Bible Stories? It is a challenge to show the correlation between the words of the Bible and its images. In this essay, I focus on the parable of the prodigal son. It shows three personalities: the father and his two sons. This raises the question: what about the mother? What is the interference between this story and the way individual artists managed to shape it in paint, pencil, stone, woodcut, and other materials? The youngest son is a spoiler. His life is adventure and pleasure and he has no limits. The eldest son i...
The Altenberg Ecumenical Round Table appeals in a declaration or appeal to Pope Francis asking hi... more The Altenberg Ecumenical Round Table appeals in a declaration or appeal to Pope Francis asking him to lift the ban on Martin Luther and his followers, while appealing to the Lutheran World Federation to remove from the confessions the passages calling the Pope Antichrist. I describe the release of the Altenberg Appeal and the publication of the book on the subject, including its background and the first reactions to both. Finally, I explain my own position here.
Abstract
This article discusses the document on Ministry and Diversity in the Protestant
Church... more Abstract
This article discusses the document on Ministry and Diversity in the Protestant
Church in the Netherlands, which was prompted by the need for innovation,
due to the new situation of this Church. The document is based on the importance
of the ordination. Previous developments are being described and the
new proposals are being weighed up with all the pros and cons. The emphasize
is on the importance of the ecumenical discussions on Ministry initiated by
the World Council of Churches resulting in the BEM-document (1982) and the
theological conversations initiated by the Community of Protestant Churches
in Europe, resulting in the MOE-document (2013).
Keywords: Ministry; Ordination; Pastor; BEM; MOE
Two centuries of the search for Christian Unity, 2023
PRAYER IS AT THE HEART OF ECUMENISM. My ecumenical pilgrimage with as a guide: 'I am a friend of ... more PRAYER IS AT THE HEART OF ECUMENISM. My ecumenical pilgrimage with as a guide: 'I am a friend of all who serve the lord'.
I investigate Van Schurman’s spiritual and scientific life by studying her biography. What is the... more I investigate Van Schurman’s spiritual and scientific life by studying her biography. What is the balance between both? Her Christian faith tried to understand intellectually the essence of Christian truth. Contemporaries complained that she was quite a different person after her decision to join the Labadist movement. In her Εὐκληρία she does indeed speak of her ‘change’. She renounced the importance of her former scientific activities and stressed the need for a pious life in Christ. But was it really such a radical break? This article will show a lot of continuity both in her life and in her work.
No i co? Doświadczenia sekularyzmu w Holandii i moja droga w zmierzaniu się z nim jako lokalnej p... more No i co? Doświadczenia sekularyzmu w Holandii i moja droga w zmierzaniu się z nim jako lokalnej pastorki Artykuł składa się z trzech części. We wprowadzeniu Autorka stwierdza, że istnieje wiele teorii i idei sekularyzmu, podaje również krótkie objaśnienia tego fenomenu zarówno pozytywne, jak i negatywne. Sekularyzm w Polsce jest odmienny od sekularyzmu w Holandii, która jest jednym z najbardziej zsekularyzowanych krajów Zachodniej Europy. W drugiej części Autorka ukazuje jak — jako lokalny pastor — doświadczała sekularyzmu w ostatnich pięciu dekadach: indyferentyzm, spadek zaangażowania i wiedzy biblijnej, spadek liczby ordynowanych, utrata poczucia życia sakramentalnego w Kościele, zamykanie Kościołów, zamykanie fakultetów teologicznych itd. Z drugiej strony pozytywna strona sekularyzmu objawiła się nie tylko w większej autentyczności i elastyczności w Kościele, ale również w zniesieniu niewolnictwa, większej wolności dla kobiet i dzieci oraz dla mniejszości. W trzeciej części Auto...
As an ecumenical theologian I studied all my life the words of the Holy Scriptures. I am also int... more As an ecumenical theologian I studied all my life the words of the Holy Scriptures. I am also interested in images, strengthening the power of expression of words and the Word, and the other way around. In our present time the culture of images seems to be more and more important. One image can tell you more in a minute than many words can do. The Bible is interpreted by many interpreters and preachers in books, sermons and meditations. How can images interpret these Bible Stories? It is a challenge to show the correlation between the words of the Bible and its images. In this essay, I focus on the parable of the prodigal son. It shows three personalities: the father and his two sons. This raises the question: what about the mother? What is the interference between this story and the way individual artists managed to shape it in paint, pencil, stone, woodcut, and other materials? The youngest son is a spoiler. His life is adventure and pleasure and he has no limits. The eldest son i...
The Altenberg Ecumenical Round Table appeals in a declaration or appeal to Pope Francis asking hi... more The Altenberg Ecumenical Round Table appeals in a declaration or appeal to Pope Francis asking him to lift the ban on Martin Luther and his followers, while appealing to the Lutheran World Federation to remove from the confessions the passages calling the Pope Antichrist. I describe the release of the Altenberg Appeal and the publication of the book on the subject, including its background and the first reactions to both. Finally, I explain my own position here.
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This article discusses the document on Ministry and Diversity in the Protestant
Church in the Netherlands, which was prompted by the need for innovation,
due to the new situation of this Church. The document is based on the importance
of the ordination. Previous developments are being described and the
new proposals are being weighed up with all the pros and cons. The emphasize
is on the importance of the ecumenical discussions on Ministry initiated by
the World Council of Churches resulting in the BEM-document (1982) and the
theological conversations initiated by the Community of Protestant Churches
in Europe, resulting in the MOE-document (2013).
Keywords: Ministry; Ordination; Pastor; BEM; MOE
This article discusses the document on Ministry and Diversity in the Protestant
Church in the Netherlands, which was prompted by the need for innovation,
due to the new situation of this Church. The document is based on the importance
of the ordination. Previous developments are being described and the
new proposals are being weighed up with all the pros and cons. The emphasize
is on the importance of the ecumenical discussions on Ministry initiated by
the World Council of Churches resulting in the BEM-document (1982) and the
theological conversations initiated by the Community of Protestant Churches
in Europe, resulting in the MOE-document (2013).
Keywords: Ministry; Ordination; Pastor; BEM; MOE