The attitude of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) towards the Papal Encyclicals after the year 1965. Its relations with the Roman Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council.

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation , 2012 , 184 Pages , Grade: Summa cum laude

Theology - Historic Theology, Ecclesiastical History

In summary the main points of this PhD thesis could be listed as follows:
- The Evangelical Church in Germany and the RC Church in Germany after 1965 are compared by an orthodox theologian.
- The structures of the Churches under investigation and the ecclesiastical institutions or coalitions are presented.
- Texts are studied, especially magazine articles and sources, mostly unknown to the orthodox theologians, for a period spreading from just before the Second Vatican Council up to the present.
- The relations of the protestants and the Roman Catholics of Germany are investigated and interpreted through the attitude of the Evangelical Church of Germany towards the encyclicals of the Pope of Rome after the conclusion of the Vatican Council (1965) and thereafter, as well as through the common papers of the bilateral dialogues and the recent ecumenical movement in Germany.
- The recent developments of the ecumenical movement in Germany and the main issues of the discussions.
- The theological areas of conflict or agreement of both sides on the basis of their texts and their general attitude on socio-moral issues.
- The recent developments on the formation of the ecclesiastical scene in Germany.
- The contribution of Orthodoxy in Germany at present and in the future.
- The formation of a consciousness ‘ecumenical movement of the profiles’ and the mitigation of the conviction for the actual unification of the Churches.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Abbreviations
• Preface
• Introduction
  • A. Delineation of the research
  • B. Research method and structure of the thesis
• First Chapter
  • 1. The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD)
  • 2. The United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD)
  • 3. The German Bishops' Conference — GBC
  • 4. The Second Vatican Council
  • 5. Post Second Vatican Council Developments
  • 6. The Ecumenical Movement
    • 6.1. The Ecumenical Movement and the Roman Catholic Church
    • 6.2. The Ecumenical Movement and Protestantism
    • 6.3. The Ecumenical Movement in Germany - Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen
    • 6.4. The Ecumenical Movement in the postmodern era
• Second Chapter - The Theology, Ecclesiology and Sociology of the Papal Encyclicals
• Third Chapter - The attitude of the Evangelical Church in Germany towards the papal encyclicals through the official papers and views of its representatives, commissioners and theologians
  • 1. Encyclicals of Pope Paul VI
    • 1.1. Before the end of the Council
    • 1.2. Following the end of the Council
  • 2. Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II
  • 3. The encyclicals of Pope Benedict XVI
• Fourth Chapter - The dialogue between the two churches in Germany today —
  • 1. Construction Augsburg
  • 2. Construction Germany
  • 3. Developments of the Ecumenical Movement in Germany
  • 4. Towards the formation of the EKD as a 'communion'
  • 5. The EKD as a 'Church of freedom'
• Conclusions
• Zusammenfassung
• Bibliography
  • A. Sources
    • Greek
    • Other Languages
  • B. Greek Bibliography
  • C. Bibliography in Other languages
  • D. Web pages (the date of the last visit is given in a parenthesis)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Tables

• College: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (FACULTY OF THEOLOGY SCHOOL OF PASTORAL AND SOCIAL THEOLOGY)
• Grade: Summa cum laude
• Author: Dr. Christos-Athenagoras Ziliaskopoulos (Author)
• Publication Year: 2012
• Pages: 184
• Catalog Number: V231947
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656478522
• ISBN (Book): 9783656479536
• Language: English
• Tags: Theologie, Theology, Ökumenik, Ökumenische Theologie, Ecumenical Theology, EKD, Orthodoxe Theologie, Orthodox Theology, Roman Catholic Church, Papal Encyclicals