Thomas Paul Schirrmacher

Archbishop and Professor Thomas Schirrmacher, Dr. theol., Dr. phil., PhD, ThD, DD, DHL (born 1960) is Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, which connects Protestant churches belonging to 143 National Evangelical Alliances with a total of 600 million members.

Unity does not shy away from controversy

Thomas Schirrmacher discussing with the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Churches Bartholomew I. Courtesy: Esther Schirrmacher/WEA

Christianity

Unity does not shy away from controversy

On September 30, 2023, Pope Francis hosted an ecumenical prayer vigil in advance of the synod of Roman Catholic bishops that would begin on October 4. He invited church leaders…

9 October 2023 · 4 min read