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Catholics and Evangelicals and Their Future Together – Thomas Schirrmacher
On May 15, 2021, Bishop Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, addressed the global dialogue of Evangelical Charismatic and Catholic Charismatic

Thomas K Johnson on Humanitarian Islam and the Ethics of Religious Freedom [PODCAST]
Listen to the Podcast Audio In this podcast Thomas K. Johnson discusses his new books Humanitarian Islam, Evangelical Christianity, and the Clash of Civilizations, as well as The Protester,

Global Evangelical and Muslim Organizations Launch Major Joint Religious Freedom Project
Leaders from the world’s largest independent Muslim organization and the world’s largest Evangelical Christian organization are beginning a joint effort to respond globally to threats

WEA at the Vatican: Engaging with Muslim and Jewish Counterparts on Behalf of Religious Freedom
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) was represented at the Vatican by Prof. Dr. Thomas K. Johnson at meetings of 25 Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders,

WEA Leaders Deliver a Guest Lecture on Christian-Muslim Relations in Kuala Lumpur
As part of their task in the field of dialogue with Muslim leaders, WEA Theological Commission leaders Thomas and Christine Schirrmacher gave a double guest

“Does Religious Freedom, Religious Harmony, and Interreligious Dialogue Contradict Absolute Truth Claims?”
The Associate Secretary General responsible for the interreligious dialogue of the World Evangelical Alliance has now made his speech at the dialogue conference of the

Global Christian Forum Secretary-elect Challenges Evangelicals to Reconsider Attitude towards Other Christian Traditions
Rev. Dr. Casely Essamuah, a Ghanaian-born evangelical pastor and the Secretary-elect of the Global Christian Forum (GCF), challenges his fellow evangelicals to embrace the opportunity

Schirrmacher thanks 40.000 Ahmadiyya Muslims for the Engagement for Religious Freedom
WEA Associate Secretary General for Theological Concerns and Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), Professor Thomas Schirrmacher, thanked the 40.000 participants of

Take Up the Challenge of ‘Mutual Love’ as Witness for Peace, Unity and Discipleship Urges Global Christian Forum Message
Joint media release with Global Christian Forum New York, NY / Bogotá, Colombia – May 4, 2018 Christians are called to take up together the

WEA Introduces New Ambassador to the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Orthodox Church Community
On the occasion of a meeting of the heads of all major churches and confessions of Turkey at the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, the Associate

Christine Schirrmacher Visits Singapore for Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Christine Schirrmacher, professor of Islamic Studies in Bonn and Leuven, and head of the International Institute of Islamic Studies of the World Evangelical Alliance, visited

‘A clear evangelical identity strengthens our dialogue with society’
Efraim Tendero (World Evangelical Alliance) and Jaume Llenas (Spanish Evangelical Alliance) agree in their disapproval of ecumenism and emphasise mission: “If we stop sharing the