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«Die Welt war meine Gemeinde»- Willem A. Visser ’t Hooft
A Theologian for Europe between Ecumenism and Federalism
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Edited By Filippo Maria Giordano and Stefano Dell'Acqua
Willem A. Visser ’t Hooft (1900–1985), Dutch pastor and theologian, was one of the most significant personalities in the Protestant Ecumenical movement. Deeply influenced by Karl Barth, and filled with a strong Ecumenical spirit, he was closely involved in the founding of the World Council of Churches, of which he was elected General Secretary. During the Second World War, many Protestants became convinced of the need for an international political system which, beside uniting the nations and peoples of Europe, would guarantee them fundamental freedoms and mutual respect for their historical, cultural and confessional traditions.
The directors of the WWC were strongly committed to federalism, partly because of the political traditions of the states from which their member churches originated (Switzerland; Great Britain and its Commonwealth; the United States), and partly because of their conviction that a simple confederation of states, based on the model of the League of Nations, would be completely incapable of containing national ambitions. In spring 1944, Visser ’t Hooft welcomed into his Geneva home the representatives of the European Resistance, who, under the leadership of Altiero Spinelli and Ernesto Rossi, signed the International Federalist Declaration of the Resistance Movements. These historic transnational encounters, aimed not only at coordinating military action or seeking diplomatic contacts but at exploring ways to «build» peace and re-establish the future of the Continent on new foundations, marked a profound break with the past.
The directors of the WWC were strongly committed to federalism, partly because of the political traditions of the states from which their member churches originated (Switzerland; Great Britain and its Commonwealth; the United States), and partly because of their conviction that a simple confederation of states, based on the model of the League of Nations, would be completely incapable of containing national ambitions. In spring 1944, Visser ’t Hooft welcomed into his Geneva home the representatives of the European Resistance, who, under the leadership of Altiero Spinelli and Ernesto Rossi, signed the International Federalist Declaration of the Resistance Movements. These historic transnational encounters, aimed not only at coordinating military action or seeking diplomatic contacts but at exploring ways to «build» peace and re-establish the future of the Continent on new foundations, marked a profound break with the past.
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- Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2014. 342 pp.
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- About the author
- About the book
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- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Geleitwort
- Introduction
- Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- “Die Welt war meine Gemeinde”
- Global Ethics and World Federalism
- Part I. The Religious, Cultural and Political Debate on Europe Between the Two Wars
- The Ecumenical Movement between the Two World Wars and the Birth of the World Council of Churches
- Le renouveau du protestantisme en Europe
- From the Criticism of the League of Nations to the Project of a New Europe
- Critique de la souveraineté nationale et fédéralisme communicatif
- Part II. Visser ’t Hooft during the Second World War. Ecumenism, Europe, Resistance, Federalism
- Geneva between Cosmopolitanism, Resistance Movements and Federalism
- Federal Union et la tentative d’apporter la bataille fédéraliste sur le continent
- The 1944 Meetings at the House of Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- La contribution française à la Déclaration fédéraliste internationale des mouvements de Résistance
- A Protestant and Political Solidarity
- W. A. Visser ’t Hooft between Ecumenism and Federalism. The Idea of European Unity
- Part III. The Protestant World and the Idea of European Federation
- Protestants, Ecumenical Perspectives and Federalism
- Plans of Christian Churches and Groups on the Future of Europe in “Documents on the History of European Integration” by Walter Lipgens
- La Contribution des vaudois au fédéralisme européen
- Ecumenism and the Construction of the European Union
- A Witness
- My Grandfather
- Index
- Series index
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Geleitwort
- Introduction
- Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- “Die Welt war meine Gemeinde”
- Global Ethics and World Federalism
- Part I. The Religious, Cultural and Political Debate on Europe Between the Two Wars
- The Ecumenical Movement between the Two World Wars and the Birth of the World Council of Churches
- Le renouveau du protestantisme en Europe
- From the Criticism of the League of Nations to the Project of a New Europe
- Critique de la souveraineté nationale et fédéralisme communicatif
- Part II. Visser ’t Hooft during the Second World War. Ecumenism, Europe, Resistance, Federalism
- Geneva between Cosmopolitanism, Resistance Movements and Federalism
- Federal Union et la tentative d’apporter la bataille fédéraliste sur le continent
- The 1944 Meetings at the House of Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- La contribution française à la Déclaration fédéraliste internationale des mouvements de Résistance
- A Protestant and Political Solidarity
- W. A. Visser ’t Hooft between Ecumenism and Federalism. The Idea of European Unity
- Part III. The Protestant World and the Idea of European Federation
- Protestants, Ecumenical Perspectives and Federalism
- Plans of Christian Churches and Groups on the Future of Europe in “Documents on the History of European Integration” by Walter Lipgens
- La Contribution des vaudois au fédéralisme européen
- Ecumenism and the Construction of the European Union
- A Witness
- My Grandfather
- Index
- Series index
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Filippo Maria GIORDANO & Stefano DELL’ACQUA (eds.)
“Die Welt war meine Gemeinde” Willem A. Visser ’t Hooft
A Theologian for Europe between Ecumenism and Federalism
Preface by Hans Küng
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- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Geleitwort
- Introduction
- Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- “Die Welt war meine Gemeinde”
- Global Ethics and World Federalism
- Part I. The Religious, Cultural and Political Debate on Europe Between the Two Wars
- The Ecumenical Movement between the Two World Wars and the Birth of the World Council of Churches
- Le renouveau du protestantisme en Europe
- From the Criticism of the League of Nations to the Project of a New Europe
- Critique de la souveraineté nationale et fédéralisme communicatif
- Part II. Visser ’t Hooft during the Second World War. Ecumenism, Europe, Resistance, Federalism
- Geneva between Cosmopolitanism, Resistance Movements and Federalism
- Federal Union et la tentative d’apporter la bataille fédéraliste sur le continent
- The 1944 Meetings at the House of Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- La contribution française à la Déclaration fédéraliste internationale des mouvements de Résistance
- A Protestant and Political Solidarity
- W. A. Visser ’t Hooft between Ecumenism and Federalism. The Idea of European Unity
- Part III. The Protestant World and the Idea of European Federation
- Protestants, Ecumenical Perspectives and Federalism
- Plans of Christian Churches and Groups on the Future of Europe in “Documents on the History of European Integration” by Walter Lipgens
- La Contribution des vaudois au fédéralisme européen
- Ecumenism and the Construction of the European Union
- A Witness
- My Grandfather
- Index
- Series index
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Geleitwort
- Introduction
- Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- “Die Welt war meine Gemeinde”
- Global Ethics and World Federalism
- Part I. The Religious, Cultural and Political Debate on Europe Between the Two Wars
- The Ecumenical Movement between the Two World Wars and the Birth of the World Council of Churches
- Le renouveau du protestantisme en Europe
- From the Criticism of the League of Nations to the Project of a New Europe
- Critique de la souveraineté nationale et fédéralisme communicatif
- Part II. Visser ’t Hooft during the Second World War. Ecumenism, Europe, Resistance, Federalism
- Geneva between Cosmopolitanism, Resistance Movements and Federalism
- Federal Union et la tentative d’apporter la bataille fédéraliste sur le continent
- The 1944 Meetings at the House of Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft
- La contribution française à la Déclaration fédéraliste internationale des mouvements de Résistance
- A Protestant and Political Solidarity
- W. A. Visser ’t Hooft between Ecumenism and Federalism. The Idea of European Unity
- Part III. The Protestant World and the Idea of European Federation
- Protestants, Ecumenical Perspectives and Federalism
- Plans of Christian Churches and Groups on the Future of Europe in “Documents on the History of European Integration” by Walter Lipgens
- La Contribution des vaudois au fédéralisme européen
- Ecumenism and the Construction of the European Union
- A Witness
- My Grandfather
- Index
- Series index