Niels Sorrells
Niels Sorrells is an author at Religion News Service.
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Luther’s Spiritual Heirs Face an Uncertain Future
By Niels Sorrells — February 16, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service WITTENBERG, Germany _ Faced with declining membership, dwindling income and more demands to provide community services, Germany’s Protestants see an overwhelming stretch ahead of them. And so, in search of inspiration, some 300 church members returned here, the town where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door […]
As German Jews Rebuild, Rabbis Are in Short Supply
By Niels Sorrells — February 2, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service BERLIN _ Everything here seems to be a work in progress. Up the hall, a new space soon will be ready to hold worship services. A kindergarten is ready to open. And here, in the study room, a group of young men debate theological points, some perhaps considering the life […]
Germans Divided Over Future of Berlin’s `Nazi Church’
By Niels Sorrells — September 7, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service BERLIN _ Normally there’s very little desire to highlight Germany’s Nazi history here. And normally, when it comes time to decommission a Protestant church here, it’s a straightforward affair. But Berlin’s Martin Luther Memorial Church seems bound to be an exception on both counts. From the outside it’s an ordinary […]
German-Born Pope Ready to Steal the Stage From Liberal Reformers
By Niels Sorrells — September 1, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service BERLIN _ For more than a decade Wir Sind Kirche, one of the loudest voices for liberal reform in Roman Catholicism, has been on a mission to get Germany’s estranged Catholics back in the pews. Their method: making the faith more accessible, less doctrinal. Now the long-awaited spiritual revival may […]
German Churches Piggyback on World Cup Frenzy
By Niels Sorrells — June 23, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service BERLIN _ Soccer is religion in some places. But German churches are stepping forward to make sure people don’t forget the real thing during the World Cup tournament. While fans race from one game to another across Germany, a host of German churches is on the sidelines to make sure […]
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