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Schedule Wittenberg 2012

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Friday, August 10th
18.00 (Castle vreemd Church) Opening Worship

Präses Nikolaus Schneider, President of 
Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)

19.30 (Luther Hotel) Welcome Reception
Saturday, August 11th
9.00 (Leucorea) Presidential Address Prof. Dr. Jan Hermelink (Göttingen, Germany)
following: discussion in small reflection groups
13.00 Guided Tour Historical-Theological Sites in Wittenberg
16.00 (Leucorea) Keynote Address

"The Living Word in Literature and Religion" (working title)
Marylinne Robinson (Iowa, USA), author (Leareate Pulitzer Price)

Response: Prof. Dr. Alexander Deeg (Leipzig, Germany)
following: discussion in small reflection groups
19.00 (Castle Church) Evening Sermon Prof. Dr. Maake Masango (Pretoria, South Africa)
21.00 (Caslte Church) Choir Concert Gli Scarlattisti (Stuttgart / Hildesheim, Germany)
Sunday, August 12th

Excursion Cultures of Preaching: Dessau - Halle - Leipzig - Torgau - Wittenberg - Worlitz.
Worship, Meeting the Congregation, & Cultural Experience
19.30 (Town Hall) Reception by State, Evangelical Church and Town of Wittenberg
Monday, August 13th
9.00 (Leucorea) Keynote Address

"The Living Voice and the Dead Ritual?" (working title)
Bishop Dr. Martin Modéus (Linköping, Sweden)

Response: Prof. Dr. Raymond Khumalo (South Africa)
following: discussion in small reflection groups
14.30 / 16.30 Workshops e.g. on "Pastoral training in homiletics", "Bibliologue", "Theatre and Preaching", "Music and Preaching", "Occasional Preaching"
and: Discussion of Papers on Homiletical Theory
19.00 (Castle Church) Evening Sermon Rev. Dr. B.J. Premiah (Madras, India)
Tuesday, August 14th
9.00 (Leucorea) Keynote Address "Reading the Scripture - Reading the Gospel" (working title)
Prof. Dr. Jan-Dirk Döhling (Bochum, Germany)
Response: Rev. Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian (Philadelphia, USA)
following: discussion in small reflection groups
14.30 / 16.30 Workshops and Discussion of Papers
19.00 (Castle Church) Evening Sermon Prof. Dr. Young Sil Choi (Seoul, South Korea)
20.00
Closing Banquet

Wednesday, August 15th


9.00 (Leucorea) Small Reflection Groups: Sermon Analysis
11.00 Final Plenary
12.30 (Town Church) Closing Worship Prof. Dr. Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm (Indiana, USA)

 

 

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