Weltbund takes historical return to Augsburg 2030!

Weltbund takes historical return to Augsburg 2030!

In a significant step, the Lutheran World Federation is looking forward to the 2030 - then the general assembly will take place in Augsburg. The occasion? The 500th anniversary of the Augsburg confession. This decision was recently made by the Council of the World Federation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Augsburg, a city with great historical importance for the Lutheran apprenticeship, will once again be the focus of worldwide Christian communities. Vatican News reported that Bischof Bertram Meier has found a common Easter date and the settlement of the churches promote.

The Confessio Augustana, which was published in Augsburg in 1530, represents a central Lutheran confession. This script was handed over to the then Emperor Karl V and aims to demonstrate that the Lutheran teaching is in accordance with the church teaching of the early Christians. Interestingly, church split was not sought, which underlines the historical meaning of the writing all the more. This information comes from the EKD, which also determines that the Confessio Augustana in the Augsburg religious peace from 1555 was appointed a yardstick for the Protestant religious freedom. ekd offers comprehensive insights.

The festival of agreement and peace

Augsburg is not only celebrated as the cradle of Lutheran teachings, but also as a city of peace. The high peace festival will be celebrated here on August 8th. This is a legal holiday that was launched in 1650 after Protestants had recovered the right to practice religion after the devastating Thirty Years' War. Bishop Christian Kopp, the Evangelical Bishop of Bavaria, emphasizes how important the Augsburg confession is for the identity of Lutheran churches and the combined history of the faith communities that started in Augsburg.

The joint declaration on the teaching of justification, which was signed in Augsburg in 1999, also contributed to setting disputes between Lutheran and Catholic churches. In this explanation it is clarified that people are dependent on the grace of God. This multilateral agreement was signed by several Christian communities, including the Roman Catholic Church, and has contributed to improving relationships between the churches. The anniversary edition of this declaration was published on the occasion of the 20th anniversary and is available in several languages, including German and English. You can find out more on the side of the Lutheran World Federation. Lutheran World represents the various aspects and the successful course of recent years.

With the General Assembly of the Lutheran World Association 2030 in Augsburg, another chapter is opened in the history of Protestantism. A festival that not only refers to the past, but also shows new horizons for the future of faith.