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