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“The Harvest of Nicaea” – 19th Dialogue Meeting between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Evangelical Church in Germany Concluded

no name given · Griechisch-Orthodoxe Metropolie von Deutschland · 2026-02-12 · Bonn · Source

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The ancient Trinitarian confession of Nicaea is a living source for spirituality, worship, ecclesiology, and the common witness of the churches in today's world, and serves as a starting point for ecumenical understanding.

It was a valuable experience for us to see once again how the ancient confession is a living source for spirituality, worship, ecclesiology, and the common witness of the churches in today's world.

The text reports on the 19th Dialogue Meeting between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD). The conference took place from 1 to 5 February 2026 in Stuttgart and bore the title “The Harvest of Nicaea.” The delegations were led by Bishop Frank Kopania (EKD) and Bishop Ambrosius of Argyroupolis (Ecumenical Patriarchate). The focus was on the ecumenical significance of the shared Trinitarian confession and the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325). The confession was chosen as a starting point for understanding between the churches in liturgical, systematic-theological, and ecclesiological terms. Bishop Kopania emphasized that the ancient confession is a living source for spirituality, worship, ecclesiology, and the common witness of the churches in today's world. The text underscores the ongoing ecumenical cooperation and shared theological reflection as the foundation for understanding between the churches.

Worldview

what this means
What helps against it?
solidarity, mutual help, belonging; insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding
What does the text base its claim on?
on tradition, the fathers, an established practice; on a present head, teacher, or office
To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
also to kindred traditions, but not to all
Where is the text's criticism directed?
the text does not criticise

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Measured

Basic stance
1 from -2 to 2
Insistence
1 of 3
Reach
4 of 5
Concreteness
1 of 3
Boundary
0 of 3
Time
past 2, present 2, future 1

Analysed with qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.

Full text in English
Under the title "The Harvest of Nicaea," the 19th dialogue meeting of theologians and theologians of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) concluded in Stuttgart. The conference took place from 1 to 5 February 2026 at the Academy of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. The delegations were led by Bishop Frank Kopania (EKD) and Bishop Ambrosius of Argyroupolis (Ecumenical Patriarchate). The focus of the meeting was presentations and conversations on the ecumenical significance of the shared Trinitarian confession. The First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325) and the Trinitarian confession formulated in the aftermath of the council were chosen as a starting point for understanding between the churches in liturgical, systematic-theological, and ecclesiological terms. Bishop Kopania reflected: "It was a valuable experience for us to see once again how the ancient church confession is a living source for spirituality, worship, understanding of the church, and the common witness of the churches in today's world."
Full text in the original
Unter dem Titel „Der Ertrag von Nizäa“ ist in Stuttgart die 19. Dialogbegegnung von Theologinnen und Theologen des Ökumenischen Patriarchats und der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) zu Ende gegangen. Die Tagung fand vom 1. bis 5. Februar 2026 in der Akademie der Diözese Rottenburg‑Stuttgart statt. Die Delegationen wurden von Bischof Frank Kopania (EKD) und Bischof Ambrosius von Argyroupolis (Ökumenisches Patriarchat) geleitet. Im Mittelpunkt der Begegnung standen Referate und Gespräche zur ökumenischen Bedeutung des gemeinsamen trinitarischen Bekenntnisses. Das Erste Ökumenische Konzil von Nizäa (325) und das in Folge des Konzils ausformulierte trinitarische Bekenntnis wurden in liturgischer, systematisch-theologischer und ekklesiologischer Hinsicht als Ausgangspunkt für die Verständigung zwischen den Kirchen gewählt. Bischof Kopania äußerte sich rückblickend: „Es war für uns eine wertvolle Erfahrung, erneut zu sehen, wie das altkirchliche Bekenntnis lebendige Quelle für Spiritualität, Gottesdienst, Kirchenverständnis und das gemeinsame Zeugnis der Kirchen in der heutigen Welt ist.“