<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The volume “Geistliche Leitbilder und Weggefährten – Betrachtungen” written by the former bishop D. Dr. Christoph Klein, released in March 2015 (Schiller Verlag Bonn – Hermannstadt) and inspired by the fact, that the former vice bishop Dr. Hans Klein is turning 75 in November this year (2015), led the author to write this article. It is about two church leading personalities: Christoph Klein (commissioned as Bishop of the Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania between 1990 – 2010) and Hans Klein (commissioned as Vice Bishop of the same church between 1994 – 2007), whose commitment for the relationship between the Evangelical Church A. C. and the other churches inside and outside the country is nothing but to be admired. Deeply ecumenically committed, these two personalities have become spiritual models not only for the author of this article but also for many others.</p></abstract>

The volume “Geistliche Leitbilder und Weggefährten – Betrachtungen” written by the former bishop D. Dr. Christoph Klein, released in March 2015 (Schiller Verlag Bonn – Hermannstadt) and inspired by the fact, that the former vice bishop Dr. Hans Klein is turning 75 in November this year (2015), led the author to write this article. It is about two church leading personalities: Christoph Klein (commissioned as Bishop of the Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania between 1990 – 2010) and Hans Klein (commissioned as Vice Bishop of the same church between 1994 – 2007), whose commitment for the relationship between the Evangelical Church A. C. and the other churches inside and outside the country is nothing but to be admired. Deeply ecumenically committed, these two personalities have become spiritual models not only for the author of this article but also for many others.

Ecumenical aspirations in the past 25 years in the Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania as reflected in the work of the two church leaders: Christoph Klein and Hans Klein

Hans Bruno Fröhlich, Doktorand der Lucian Blaga Universität Sibiu, Pfarrer der Evangelischen Kirchengemeinde A. B. Schäßburg. Adresse: Str. Cositorarilor 13, 545400 Sighisoara, Rumänien

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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The volume “Geistliche Leitbilder und Weggefährten – Betrachtungen” written by the former bishop D. Dr. Christoph Klein, released in March 2015 (Schiller...

Ecumenical aspirations in the past 25 years in the Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania as reflected in the work of the two church leaders: Christoph Klein and Hans Klein

Publié en ligne: 28 mai 2016

Pages: 123 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2016-0008

Mots clés
Christoph Klein, Hans Klein, Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania, leading church personalities, spiritual models, ecumenical commitment

© 2016 Hans Bruno Fröhlich, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ecumenical aspirations in the past 25 years in the Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania as reflected in the work of the two church leaders: Christoph Klein and Hans Klein

Publié en ligne: 28 mai 2016

Pages: 123 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2016-0008

Mots clésChristoph Klein, Hans Klein, Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania, leading church personalities, spiritual models, ecumenical commitment

© 2016 Hans Bruno Fröhlich, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Christoph Klein, Hans Klein, Evangelical Church A. C. in Romania, leading church personalities, spiritual models, ecumenical commitment