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A singular scholar who has influenced multiple fields, inspired countless educators, and connected with people, places, and communities around the world, Diana Eck is widely respected for her scholarship and her innovative approach. Whether breaking new ground in the humanities, experimenting with the case method, or crossing disciplinary boundaries, Eck's work is both profound and engaging. These essays honor and extend the impact of her scholarship.This volume is akin to an invitation to Diana Eck's dinner table or seminar room, embracing her dialogical approach and placing her in conversation with friends and field-builders, emerging and established scholars, as well as religious and civic leaders. Contributors include Halah Ahmad; S. Wesley Ariarajah; Karen Armstrong; Ali S. Asani; Preeta D. Bansal; Whittney Barth; Sissela Bok; Chloe Breyer; Patrice Brodeur; Francis X. Clooney, SJ; Lawrence Cohen; Dhammananda; Rebecca Kneale Gould; William A. Graham; Blu Greenberg; John Stratton Hawley; Nancy A. Khalil; Rahul Mehrotra; Lucinda Mosher; Vijaya Nagarajan; Vasudha Narayanan; Pranati Parikh; Eboo Patel; Laurie L. Patton; Anantanand Rambachan; Neelima Shukla-Bhatt; Susan Shumaker; Simran Jeet Singh; and, Duncan Ry¿ken Williams.Afterword by James Carroll.

It is important for Christians and Muslims to engage in respectful dialogue. However, it is not easy. The present book delves into the past for wisdom and guidance. Spanish theologian Martin Perez de Ayala (1504-66) wrote a catechism or Catecismo that was not published until more than three decades after he had passed away. Why was the Catecismo published posthumously? The search for answers to this question involved evaluating the Catecismo against thirteen other catechisms written in sixteenth-century Spain. This assessment generated timeless principles that can be used today by those who wish to have cordial conversations about Islam and biblical Christianity with their Muslim friends.

Sacred Center point Jerusalem, a guide of otherworldly importance and a blend of different societies, has a significant worldwide effect that stretches out past its verifiable and strict importance. This hallowed city, worshipped by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, fills in as a remarkable nexus of confidence, culture, and discretion, making a significant commitment to the worldwide story. At the core of Sacred Center point Jerusalem's worldwide effect is its job as an image of interfaith discourse and resistance. The city's Old City, with its hallowed destinations like the Western Wall, the Congregation of the Blessed Catacomb, and the Vault of the Stone, draws travelers and guests from around the world. This assembly of assorted strict networks cultivates a climate where exchange, understanding, and common regard become vital to the city's character. Heavenly Center Jerusalem remains as a demonstration of the chance of tranquil conjunction among individuals of various religions, moving comparative discussions and drives worldwide. Jerusalem's social extravagance and authentic importance likewise add to its worldwide effect. The city's old roads, archeological destinations, and exhibition halls recount to a story that traverses centuries, interfacing individuals to the foundations of their common human legacy. Blessed Center Jerusalem fills in as a worldwide social center point, drawing in researchers, history specialists, and fans anxious to investigate the layers of history that have molded the city. This social abundance emanates outward, affecting worldwide viewpoints on history, prehistoric studies, and the significance of saving social legacy. The international meaning of Jerusalem adds to its worldwide effect as a strategic intersection. The city's status as a point of convergence for local and worldwide strategy positions it as a space where countries take part in discourse, talks, and compromise. Conversations around the situation with Jerusalem reflect more extensive international elements, making the city a point of convergence for worldwide consideration. Blessed Center point Jerusalem, through its international significance, impacts worldwide talk on harmony, dependability, and the intricacies of the Center East. Besides, Jerusalem's worldwide effect reaches out to its job as a hatchery for development and business. Past its verifiable and strict noticeable quality, the city has turned into a center point for innovative headways, logical examination, and startup culture. Drives advancing development and joint effort draw in business people, scientists, and financial backers from around the world, encouraging a unique climate that adds to worldwide mechanical advancement. In rundown, Blessed Center point Jerusalem's worldwide effect is complex, enveloping its job as an image of interfaith concordance, a social mother lode, a conciliatory focus, and a center point for development. This city, with its significant authentic and otherworldly importance, keeps on impacting worldwide stories, encouraging associations, understanding, and progress on various fronts. As Jerusalem remains at the crossing point of history, confidence, and innovation, its effect resounds a long ways past its old walls, molding the shared perspective of individuals around the world.

This project offers an original contribution to the interpretation of the documents of the Second Vatican Council that constitute the most authoritative doctrinal teaching within the Catholic Church. The chapters in this volume, published during the 60th anniversary of the Council (2022-2025), discuss three types of stumbling blocks: ¿Stumbling Blocks for Ecumenism¿, ¿Stumbling Blocks for Interfaith Dialogue,¿ and ¿Stumbling Blocks for Church-world Relations¿. Eight specialists of ecclesiology, comparative theology, intercultural theology, and theological ethics have each written chapters on a selected line of Vatican II that constitutes a ¿stumbling block¿ or ¿hard saying¿ for believers and theologians today. The views expressed in these chapters have been discussed in three response essays. The stumbling blocks have been selected from Lumen Gentium, Unitatis Redintegratio, Nostra Aetate, and Gaudium et Spes. The selected lines discuss the difficulties the Catholic Church has with atheism and with the Eucharist as celebrated by Protestant ministers; how appreciation of other churches and religions goes hand in hand with defending the need of mission; and why the Council assigns different roles to priests and laity, making a distinction between the holiness of the Church and the sinfulness of its believers.

Is religion coming to an end? No, says religion scholar and interspiritual pioneer Netanel Miles-Yépez, it is an old and outworn idea of religion as "an-end-in-itself" that is coming to an end. "Religion," he says, "will go on; it is how we relate to it that will change, and must change, if we are to reclaim its genuine usefulness to us." In The End of Religion and Other Writings, Netanel Miles-Yépez has gathered a collection of his essays and interviews on the nature and purpose of religion, the depths and hope of interreligious dialogue, as well as his writings on Neo-Hasidism and Jewish Renewal from 1999-2019. In these highly original essays, we see the work of a brilliantly creative thinker in the early stage of his career, boldly asserting new frames of understanding for many of the issues spiritual seekers struggle with today.

"In the great tradition of authors who leave church but remain spiritual-such as Barbara Brown Taylor, Rob Bell-the author of Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul forges a new path toward a true spiritual home, embracing a deep connection to the natural world"--

Dans cette étude, l'auteur a développé une méthodologie de recherche africaine de dialogue interreligieux, basée sur une expérience au pays Maxi au Bénin. Cette expérience a été réalisée chez un peuple verbomoteur, dans un contexte de vodun, pour la résolution de conflits impliquant des communautés chrétiennes.Ainsi, à partir de l'expérience de résolution des conflits entre les Églises Évangéliques des Assemblées de Dieu (EEAD) et le Vodun X¿byoso, l'auteur a formalisé une approche de résolution, nommée Modèle Africain de Dialogue InterReligieux (MADIR). Le MADIR s'applique quand une ethnie se divise en communautés conflictuelles pour cause d'introduction d'une autre tradition religieuse. C'est pourquoi les principes de résolution du MADIR reposent sur¿: ¿l'identité ethnique comme base de dialogue¿ et l'histoire culturelle pour rétablir la confiance mutuelle¿.Cet ouvrage est pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent à la résolution de conflits interreligieux ou à la recherche empirique chez le peuple verbomoteur et tous ceux qui oeuvrent dans des structures de développement allant à la rencontre du monde rural ou du peuple verbomoteur.

Die Invasion der CSSR durch Truppen der Warschauer Vertragsorganisation 1968 bedeutete einen tiefen Einschnitt auch für die Christliche Friedenskonferenz. Sie wurde sowohl personell als auch inhaltlich neu aufgestellt. An die Stelle von Josef L. Hromadka und Jaroslav N. Ondra traten Metropolit Nikodim und Janusz Makowski als Präsident bzw. Generalsekretär der Bewegung. Und anstelle der tschechischen wurde die ostdeutsche Theologie tonangebend, wie sie insbesondere von Gerhard Bassarak und Carl Ordnung vertreten wurde. In der schärfer werdenden Systemauseinandersetzung wurde die CFK von einer eurozentrischen zu einer weltweiten Bewegung - 1984 war sie in 86 Ländern aktiv - und spielte eine beachtliche Rolle sowohl als Nichtregierungsorganisation im Wirtschafts- und Sozialrat der Vereinten Nationen als auch im Gegenüber zum Weltrat der Kirchen. Als Kind des Kalten Krieges kam sie mit dem Ende des "real existierenden Sozialismus" auch an ihr Ende.

This book blends religion, ethics and entrepreneurship to discuss how ethics and religion can be combined to work collectively to solve local and international issues.

Le 5 août 2021, le Saint-Esprit m'a ordonné de commencer un deuxième jeûne de quarante jours, ajouté au jeûne régulier de 40 jours pour le leadership et le corps de Christ en général entre le 17 mars et le 25 avril 2021. J'ai eu du mal avec cette instruction. Je commence une veillée nocturne juste pour être sûr si cette instruction vient de moi ou du Saint-Esprit. Vers 3 heures du matin, après avoir terminé la veillée nocturne, j'ai vérifié mon message WhatsApp et j'ai vu un message d'une prophétesse d'un autre État avec qui nous avons établi un ou deux contacts au fil des ans. Le message était explicite. Le Seigneur a dit : Va dans l'isolement car j'ai une parole pour toi. Je te visite et je t'emmène en voyage. C'était la consigne. Le 9 août, la deuxième série de 40 jours de jeûne a commencé. Le Seigneur m'a rendu visite et m'a emmené en voyage vers le pays où il avait l'intention de m'envoyer. J'ai voyagé dans l'Esprit avec l'un des anges en Océanie. Cela fera l'objet d'un autre livre. Mais pour l'instant, au cours de ce jeûne. Le Seigneur n'arrêtait pas d'attirer mon attention sur le mot "PERFECTION". Sa parole n'arrêtait pas de clignoter dans mon esprit, homme. Cela a conduit à la série sur Perfect WORDS, Perfect WORKS et Perfect WONDERS. Mes amis, j'étais à la fin de ce deuxième jeûne de quarante (40) jours basé sur l'instruction divine ci-dessus lorsque le Seigneur m'a dit de me lancer dans un autre voyage national à travers le Nigéria et d'atteindre les dirigeants de la jeunesse dans les 36 États, y compris Abuja avec l'instruction J'ai reçu sur la montagne pour Son église au Nigeria et par extension le corps de Christ globalement ! La lettre est incluse dans cet écrit aux églises Cette deuxième instruction de voyage spirituel m'a troublé parce que le premier voyage spirituel national onze (11) ans, sept (7) mois auparavant n'avait pas entraîné la situation sécuritaire désastreuse au Nigeria aujourd'hui. Le Seigneur a rapidement écrasé cet argument en me montrant une photo de ma rencontre avec des voleurs armés qui ont arraché ma voiture, après un effort infructueux pour me tirer dessus à bout portant et le pistolet a refusé de tirer. J'ai été emmené et déposé le long de la route. La voiture a été restituée après 72 heures. Il m'a dit : "Fils, je t'ai protégé des voleurs armés des coups de feu ratés, ne puis-je pas te protéger pendant ce voyage particulier ?" Cela a mis fin à ma dispute stérile avec mon Créateur - Dieu. Le reste, disent-ils, appartient à l'histoire. Vous obtiendrez des réponses aux détails de ce voyage dans Greater Exploits 13. Depuis notre site Web à https://www.shop.otakada.org par une simple recherche de ce titre ou du nom de l'auteur. Dans ce livre sur la "lettre aux églises - la clé de l'unité et du réveil mondiaux", vous trouverez la lettre qui a été envoyée aux églises nigérianes et en fait à la communauté mondiale des chrétiens parce que nous sommes un. Que VOUS, votre FAMILLE, votre COMMUNAUTÉ, votre ÉGLISE, votre NATION et les NATIONS du monde soyez bénis alors que vous glanez cette lettre aux églises et que vous méditez sur le contenu des étapes concrètes qui apporteront le royaume de Dieu, la volonté de Dieu et la volonté de Dieu. fins ici sur terre alors que nous servons de lumière et de sel de la terre où Dieu nous a plantés au nom de Jésus, Amen. Souvenez-vous que Dieu ne veut pas que quiconque périsse parce que l'humanité est une extension de Dieu, mais désire que TOUS se repentent, amis comme ennemis.

"After Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy in 2013, he never stopped thinking or writing. Near the end of his life, he and editor Elio Guerriero gathered together a whole volume of new material, dealing with the themes closest to his heart. The pope asked that it be published upon his death. This final work is What Is Christianity? It takes up a kaleidoscopic array of themes: the Christian faith's relationship with other religions, especially Judaism and Islam; the theology and reform of the liturgy; the priesthood; the saints; the Eucharist; the tragedy of abuse; the beauty of nature; Italian and German culture; and much more. With prophetic insight into our times, Benedict warns of a 'radical manipulation of man' in the name of tolerance, insisting that the only 'authentic counterweight to every form of intolerance' is Christ himself--and Christ crucified. A lifelong Catholic, the late pope pays tribute to some of the giant figures of Christianity who have served him through the years as guiding stars: his predecessor Pope John Paul II, the twentieth-century German Jesuit martyr Alfred Delp, and the silent carpenter Joseph, his patron saint. What Is Christianity? is a frank spiritual testament from a theological master, a churchman who loved the faith of simple Christians but who always stood ready, even in his last days, to dialogue about every aspect of human life--in love and in truth."--

"This book is a guide to ground-breaking developments in modern Catholic-Jewish relations"--

The primary objective of this Monograph No.1 is to examine and evaluate the nature, scope, characteristics and issues of the unity of the Church in Nigeria from the times of the Pioneering missionaries to date. The Nigerian Church is characterized by great regional and international growth and spread, liveliness and enthusiasm, and a great show of religiosity and a manifest diversity of churches and denominations that carry out many activities and ministries that sometimes look divisive and competitive. To the extent that on the surface, Nigerians are deeply religious in all facets of life and they do demonstrate that in their vibrant Christianity with very strong ecumenics, associations and fellowships. However, negatively, the same large and vibrant Nigerian Church is also plagued by great divisions and splinter groupings, lack of unity, stiff competition and rivalry, and is also overwhelmingly dominated by ethnic, tribal, primordial and regional values, interests and sentiments. No single church, denomination, or organization can address effectively and adequately the problems and challenges of the Nigerian social environment alone.The task of addressing the problems, challenges and prospects of unity of the Church in Nigeria is immense and difficult. The best we can do is to introduce the subject matter for wider and general discussions and deliberations by all Christians. This is how we proposed that this subject matter be addressed. The first section presents a summary of the major issues of the unity of the Church that need to be discussed and addressed. The second section gives a summary guideline on how these issues could be defined and addressed. The third section presents and establishes a biblical and theological foundations of the unity of the Church based upon select relevant Bible Texts. This seeks to give a biblical and theological understanding and grounding of the major issues and challenges of unity of the Church. The fourth section presents a brief historical and social background of the context of the Nigerian Church as an answer to many questions and issues of diversity, competition, rivalry and schisms. It also outlines and highlights the nature, scope and characteristics of the Nigerian Church. The fifth section presents a brief history of the established Missionary Christianity and Church in Nigeria and how Christian Missions attempted to deal with the questions and issues of unity of the Church in their missionary work in Nigeria.

For more than a generation Yusufu Turaki has been one of Africa's most distinguished and productive evangelical theologians. Here in two substantial volumes we have the fruit of his mature reflection on a principal crux of the African theological project, namely the appropriate way for African Christianity to understand and address Africa's traditional religious heritage. Since one cannot understand Africa without understanding Africa's traditional heritage, and since the religious dimension Africa's traditional culture affects all aspects of modern African life, Christian presence and witness in Africa cannot flourish within its context without a serious theological and practical engagement with these realities. This is not Turaki's first endeavour in this field of inquiry. He has been engaging these issues throughout his academic and ministry careers. And in doing so he has also been interacting with the considerable range of thinkers and literature in this field. Furthermore, within what otherwise has often been an ill-defined and poorly disciplined discussion, Turaki proposes a particular and fruitful way forward. In these two large volumes Turaki is both commending and demonstrating a biblically-grounded, theologically-responsible methodology for a Christian understanding of African Traditional Religion. He seeks to show how Christianity can best address African Traditional Religion with informed realism, with scholarly depth and integrity, and with biblical faithfulness. Having taken his first degree in Nigeria, Turaki then earned masters and doctoral degrees at leading academic institutions overseas. Thereafter he was long involved in the leadership of one of Africa's principal theological institutions, Jos ECWA Theological Seminary (JETS), and in the leadership of one of Africa's principal evangelical denominations, the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA). In more recent years Turaki has also been engaged in international ministries and venues, including work with the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), and the Lausanne movement (LCWE), as well as in extensive writing and teaching ministries In the first volume of this major contribution Turaki provides an in-depth study of the African traditional religious worldview. He is convinced that a thorough familiarity with the religious mindset of traditional Africa is essential for any effective Christian presence and witness in modern Africa. He first surveys both western and African scholarly approaches to traditional religion. Then he undertakes a detailed introduction to the foundational theological, psychological, philosophical, ethical, and moral beliefs of African Traditional Religion, together with the relevant rituals, sacrifices, ceremonies, and festivals. He also emphasises how those beliefs pervasively influence religious attitudes, practice and social behaviour throughout Africa today. In the second volume Turaki then turns to outline a Christian and biblical approach to the realities of African Traditional Religion in modern Africa. He discusses each major component of an African traditional worldview from this standpoint. In doing so Turaki emphasises that the principal task of Christian reflection in Africa is not to understand Christianity from the perspective of African traditional culture and religion, but to understand African traditional culture and religion from the perspective of a Christian and biblical worldview.

Have you ever imaged a world without wars, terrorism, corruption, islamophobia, crusades, jihads, hunger, strive, racism, fights, divorce, natural disasters, disease, poverty and death? Is it possible for people to live in harmony, unity and peace? Can you and I look at the person on the other side of the room, community or the world with a heart of understanding rather than suspicion? In the last 100 years or more, humanity continue to make giant leaps in discoveries about our world, people, places and things and yet peace seems to elude us and love has become a scarce commodity. The knowledge we have accumulated over the years continue to be applied rightly or wrongly based on the accuracy of the information at our disposal and depth of our understanding. As a Christian, I have written this book to call to our brothers and sisters in Christ to a heart of understanding based on the foundation of love towards Muslims and members of other faiths or believe system outside our own. This will also open the eyes of members of other faith towards the Christian faith so wise decision can be made as we pilgrim this planet full of human beings. Solomon, the wisest king who ever lived says in the book of Proverbs 4:7 "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." Wisdom is the application of knowledge but in applying this knowledge, we need an understanding heart. We cannot have an understanding heart without love. At the end of this book, you will gain an understanding heart towards others, those of other faiths and especially towards Muslims to help you deal wisely.Shalom! Monday Ogwuojo Ogbe

¿ Alguna vez has imaginado un mundo sin guerras, terrorismo, corrupción, islamofobia, cruzadas, jihads, hambre, lucha, racismo, peleas, divorcios, desastres naturales, enfermedades, pobreza y muerte? ¿Es posible que las personas vivan en armonía, unidad y paz? ¿Puede usted y yo mirar a la persona al otro lado de la sala, a la comunidad o al mundo con un corazón de comprensión enlugar de sospecha? En los últimos 100 años o más, la humanidad continúa dando saltos gigantescos en descubrimientos sobre nuestro mundo, personas, lugares y cosas y, sin embargo, la paz parece eludirnos. y el amor se ha convertido en un bien escaso . El conocimiento que hemos acumulado a lo largo de los años continúan siendo aplicado con o sin razón basada en la precisión de la inf ormación a nuestra disposición y dep t h de nuestra comprensión. Como cristiano, he escrito este libro para llamar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Cristo a un corazón de comprensión basado en sobre la base del amor hacia los musulmanes y miembros deotras confesiones o sistemas de creencias fuera de lo nuestro. Esto también abrirá los ojos de los miembros de otra fe hacia la fe cristiana, por lo que se puede tomar una decisión sabia mientras peregrinamos este planeta lleno de seres humanos . Salomón, el rey más sabio que haya vivido, dice en el libro de Proverbios 4: 7: "La sabiduría es lo principal; por lo tanto, Adquiere sabiduría, y con todo tu entendimiento . " La sabiduría es la aplicación del conocimiento, pero al aplicar este conocimiento, necesitamos un corazón comprensivo. No podemos tener un corazón comprensivo sin amor. Al final de este libro, obtendrás un corazón comprensivo hacia los demás, los de otras religiones y especialmente hacia los musulmanes para ayudarte a tratar con prudencia.Shalom! Monday Ogwuojo Ogbe "Esta increíble obra maestra no ficticia bien investigada ha llevado la profundidad y la claridad a un tema controvertido" - Yusufu Turaki PhD. " Gracias por el informe sobre la necesidad de llegar a los musulmanes. Ellos continúan siendo una bendición para mí y pueden continuar conociendo la sabiduría y la dirección de Dios en el nombre de Jesús . Amén " - Arco. Gboyega Oyinloye "La historia nos hace ver las cosas de manera diferente y entender mejor para actuar con conocimiento y sabiduría. Si solo nuestro país puede escribir y tomar su verdadera historia desde el nivel elemental , estoy seguro de

If you take a look around our world today, walls are being erected everywhere between continents, countries, communities and families. Even the Church of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is not spared out of segregation and denominational divides right in our very midst. This book, Borderless - Envisioning and experiencing one church community of believers without walls, borders and denominations is about unity in the body of Christ. It is calling the church to a place of unity of Spirit in response to Jesus prayer that they may be one...John 17:22. A call to our various gathering to strive for unity. That we will all envision and experience a borderless church without walls, borders and denomination. A church that despite diversity will be united in spirit and engage as one as written in Ephesians 4:5-6 King James Version (KJV)5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. No more denominational walls and borders. Just one denomination - Jesus Christ, Our Lord and savior taking His place as the only supreme head of His church. It is an appeal and prayer to unity, to oneness, to love and to one body in one Christ Jesus. If after reading the book and you become burdened to the point of engagement with our other brothers and sisters in love in other gathering beyond your own familiar domain, creed, doctrine and denomination, then the book will have done its job and my job will have been dispensed. "Being prideful means having or showing an arrogant superiority to and disdain of that one view as unworthy. Pride can only be found where there is no love. Where there is no love, there is no God because God is love. Our love for God is the root while our love for the brethren is the fruit. Jesus says, a Christian will be known by the fruit of love they manifest. The world will know us by the love we have for one another." - Monday Ogwuojo Ogbe "A House divided against itself cannot stand - True! Whether it is the family, Church or Nation! May the good Lord show us mercy and cause us to guard against the little foxes that subtly disrupts what is good. We pray for unity of purpose in Jesus name!" - Sola Ogunnaike. "Thank you, Monday, for this exposition. The church of Jesus Christ need to realize that the greatest message of love we send to the unbelieving world is our working in unity" - Grace Akuh. "We all need one another to be the complete reflection of Him." - Rick Joyner "Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become 'unity' conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship."- A.W. Tozer, (The Pursuit of God)

Faithful Teaching is the twelfth dialogue of the U.S. Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue. It seeks greater mutual understanding of the two communions' respective processes of faithful teaching. In challenging times, the call to continue to preach and teach the gospel together resounds with new urgency.

This volume includes chapters that explain the basic tenets of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism. Experts in their fields have written these chapters for the sole purpose of presenting their spiritual tradition in as transparent and accessible a form as possible.

Die Katholisch-apostolischen Gemeinden sind heute weitgehend aus der Öffentlichkeit verschwunden. Obwohl in ca. 40 Städten in Deutschland noch aktive Gemeinden mit zum Teil stattlichen Kirchengebäuden bestehen, treten sie im ökumenischen Miteinander kaum in Erscheinung. Das war nicht immer so. Die Gemeinden, die in England in den 1830er Jahren entstanden, begannen in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts eine intensive Mission in den deutschsprachigen Ländern. Sie verbanden eine ökumenische Vision mit einer endzeitlichen Erwartung. Ihr Ziel war, die zerteilte Christenheit für die baldig erwartete Wiederkunft Jesu Christi zu einen. Die Missionstätigkeit war sehr erfolgreich: von Marburg (Lahn) und Berlin aus bildeten sich bis zur Jahrhundertwende mehr als 300 Gemeinden. Trotz ihrer ökumenischen Gesinnung und einer freundlichen Haltung gegenüber den bestehenden Kirchen entwickelten sich zahlreiche Konflikte mit den evangelischen Landeskirchen, in deren Gebiet sie wirkten. Diese Arbeit beleuchtet Entstehung, Theologie und Kernanliegen der Katholisch-apostolischen Gemeinden. Sie zeichnet den Beginn der Missionstätigkeit in Deutschland nach, wobei besonders die Gründung der Gemeinde in Marburg (Lahn) und ihr Leiter, der Theologieprofessor Heinrich W. J. Thiersch in den Blick genommen werden. Anschließend wird der Konflikt mit der Ev. Landeskirche an einem konkreten Fall geschildert: In dem kleinen waldeckischen Dorf Rhenegge entstand eine Katholisch-apostolische Gemeinde, deren Mitglieder nach einer Auseinandersetzung mit den kirchlichen Behörden im Jahr 1892 aus der Landeskirche ausgeschlossen wurden. Dazu wird ein Aktenbestand des ehemaligen Waldeckischen Konsistoriums erstmals ausgewertet. Die Arbeit wurde im Jahr 2022 als Masterarbeit im Masterstudiengang Ev. Theologie (M. Th.) in Marburg angenommen.