Thinking about Christian life in the turmoil times of the Middle East : : insights and reflections from East and West / / Martin Tamcke, Claudia Rammelt (Eds.).

• TeilnehmendeR: Tamcke, Martin, 1955-; Rammelt, Claudia,
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English

"Studies in the Middle East" is a one-year programme at the Near East School of Theology in Beirut (NEST). In honour of its 20th anniversary, academics and teachers from the NEST and from Germany met at Georg-August University in Göttingen and in the nearby Coptic Orthodox Monastery in Höxter-Brenkhausen to discuss the current situation in the Middle East and possible ways to initiate a spiritual new beginning in this crisis and war-ridden region. The present volume offers various contributions that were made on the subject.

Table of Contents

Spiritual Life, Theological Reflection, Humanity and a Vision of Ecumenism for a Lifeable Church in the World / Ralf Meister -- Spiritual Re-building in the Middle East Today / George Sabra -- "Not to deny the terrible old, but sets the past aside for the benefit of a new beginning." A Western Perspective for Rebuilding in the Middle East / Martin Tamcke -- Christians in the Middle East - Major ThemesToday / Rima Nasrallah -- Overview and History of the Teaching of Religion in Lebanon and Syria : The Case of the NESSL Schools / Johnny B. Awwad, Khairallah Atallah -- Church Schools in the Near East - Possibilities of West-East Partnership? The Case of the Schneller Schools / Uwe Gräbe -- Being Christians together? The Situation of Ecumenism in the Middle East : An Institutional Perspective / Ephrem Ishak -- Appendix. Abschlusserklarung von "Studium im Mittleren Osten" (SiMO) und der Near East School of Theology (NEST) vom 26. April 2019 in Höxter-Brenkhausen.