“Healing of Memories: Reconciling in Christ” (2005-2008)

• Preliminary
  April 11, 2002 – Strasbourg, France
  “Focused on the results of the national dialogues; agreement that there was a need to establish an international study commission”

MEETINGS

1. June 27-July 1, 2005 – Strasbourg, France
   “Consideration of the condemnations of Anabaptists in Lutheran Confessional writings and their applicability to the teachings of Lutherans and Mennonites today”
2. June 5-9, 2006 – Strasbourg, France
   “Study of the condemnations of the Confessio Augustana IX and XVI”
3. June 18-22, 2007 – Strasbourg, France
   “Review of national statements and the study of the draft of writing a history together of the 16th century condemnations; study of doctrinal conflicts and baptismal theology of Anabaptists”
4. June 2-6, 2008 – Strasbourg, France
   “Discussion of text ‘Telling the Sixteenth-Century Story Together’

• October 2009 – Chavannes de Bogis (Geneva), Switzerland
  “Action on the Legacy of Lutheran Persecution of ‘Anabaptists’, statement issued by LWF for 11th Assembly” – STATEMENT
  

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• July 22, 2010 – Stuttgart, Germany
  “Healing of Memories: Reconciling in Christ” – FINAL REPORT
  

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• 2016 Bearing Fruit: Implications of the 2010 Reconciliation between Lutherans and Mennonites/Anabaptists. Report of the Lutheran World Federation Task Force to Follow Up the “Mennonite Action” at the LWF Eleventh Assembly in 2010 – REPORT
  

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CO-CHAIRS

Prof. Dr Gottfried Seebass, Heidelberg, Germany (2005-2006) L
Prof. Dr Timothy J. Wengert, Philadelphia, USA (2007-2008) L
Rev. Rainer Burkart, Neuwied, Germany Mn

CO-SECRETARIES

Rev. Sven Oppegaard (2005-2006) L
Prof. Dr Theodor Dieter (2007-2008) L
Rev. Dr Larry Miller, General Secretary, Mennonite World Conference (Strasbourg, France) Mn

PARTICIPANTS

Lutherans

Prof. Dr Gottfried Seebass, Heidelberg, Germany
Co-chair 2005-2006, resigned due to illness 2007, † 2008

Members

Prof. Dr Timothy J. Wengert, Philadelphia, USA (2005-2008) Acting co-chair 2007-2008
Bishop Litsietsi M. Dube, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (2005-2008)
Prof. Dr Annie Noblesse-Rocher, France (2005-2008)

Consultants

Prof. Dr Theodor Dieter, Strasbourg, France (2005-2008)
Prof. Dr Marc Lienhard, Strasbourg, France (2007 and 2008)

Co-Secretaries

Rev. Sven Oppegaard (2005-2006)
Prof. Dr Theodor Dieter (2007-2008)

Mennonites

Rev. Rainer Burkart, Neuwied, Germany
Mennonite co-chair 2005-2008

Members

Prof. Dr Claude Baecher, Professor, Theological Seminary Bienenberg, Switzerland (Hegenheim, France): 2005-2008
Ms Hellen Biseko Bradburn, Kanisa la Mennonite-Arusha Diocese, (Arusha, Tanzania): 2005-2008
Prof. Dr John D. Roth, Professor of History, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, USA: 2005-2008

Co-Secretary

Rev. Dr Larry Miller, General Secretary, Mennonite World Conference (Strasbourg, France): 2005-2008