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"Women's Meals" shall renew the religions. Only the waiters are male. In Düsseldorf, around 80 women have met for a "Rhenish Women's Meal". In the tradition of the Reformation, they talked about the future of church and religion over a festive meal.
Das angeregte Tischgespräch im Hause Luther stand Pate für das Marburger Frauenmahl, zu dem am 30. Oktober, am Vorabend des Reformationstages, 150 Frauen aus christlichen Kirchen und anderen Religionsgemeinschaften zusammenkamen.
Eine einzelne Frau fordert mit einem Brief die gesamte Gelehrtenschar der Universität Ingolstadt heraus: Diese möge doch mit ihr, Argula von Grumbach, öffentlich die Auslegung der Heiligen Schrift disputieren. Die Adlige tritt als erste Frau öffentlich für die Reformation ein - und riskiert dabei viel.
Women were soon enthusiastic about the ideas of the Reformation. For them, the priesthood of all who were baptised became the basis and justification for becoming active in the movement. When the Reformation anniversary is celebrated in 2017, it is also about 500 years of inspiring ideas by women Protestants.
In a world that is fixed on economy, it might be phrased like this: With God, the account of your life is already in the black." says Margot Käßmann future ambassador of the Reformation anniversary 2017.
Her correspondence offers deep and vibrant insights into contemporary events and their context, and also provides evidence of this woman’s unusual life.
The projected edition will initially cover the letters up to the end of the Rochlitz Dynasty (1547) and make them accessible in unabridged form.
The deeply religious Reformation princess Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg goes down in history as a progressive ruler and author of numerous writings, many of which still exist today.
Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, Zwingli – die großen Männer der Reformation sind allseits bekannt. Weniger weiß man von den Frauen, die an ihrer Seite ebenfalls reformatorisch wirkten. Lisbeth Haase portraitiert Glaubenskämpferinnen der Reformationszeit
Sonja Domröse, pastor and manager of communication, dedicated her book „Frauen der Reformationszeit“ to eight different biographies of bourgeois and noble women.
Luther appreciated Katharina not only as his wife, but also as his partner. Apart from the large household with six children, she administered a farm, operated a brewery and leased a branch of the river Elbe in order to breed fish.
