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Über Leben in Kollapsen

Name: Über Leben in Kollapsen
Start: 2026-02-05T10:45+0100
End: 2026-02-05T16:00+0100
Location: Haus der Ev. Kirche, Kartäusergasse 9-11

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Do, 05. Feb 2026 10:45 - 16:00

Haus der Ev. Kirche, Kartäusergasse 9-11 Köln

€ 50,00 €

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In the organizer's words:

About life in collapse

Church and diaconia as civil society actors in the face of war, fascism and the climate endgame

Ecosystems, peace and democracy are under acute threat and it is imperative that we work to preserve them. But we can only remain capable of acting if we take an honest look.

What's happening if not everything goes well? How can churches and social welfare organizations play a role in catastrophic scenarios? How can justice and resilience be strengthened even in collapses? Where are helpful forms of coexistence and survival already emerging?

The symposium "Über Leben in Kollapsen - Kirche und Diakonie als zivilgesellschaftliche Akteurinnen angesichts von Krieg, Faschismus und Klima-Endgame" on February 5 in Cologne will provide space to approach these uncomfortable questions from different perspectives.

Target group:

Those responsible and interested from all fields of work in the churches, Diakonie and Caritas.

Program:

10:45 a.m. Welcome and introduction

10:55 a.m. How do we talk about a world that is falling apart, about the climate endgame, war and fascism? (Dr. rer. pol. Thomas Köhler, Institute for Systems Research and Forecasting)

11:50 a.m. Theology in climate collapse - what questions do we need to ask? (Dr. theol. Philipp Ackermann, freelance theologian, Münster)

13:40 Church as an actor in crises, conflicts and loss of control. Church leadership perspectives (Dr. Ralph Charbonnier, Theological Vice President, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover)

14:25 Panel with Dagmar Begemann, Dr. Ralph Charbonnier, Dr. rer. pol. Thomas Köhler & PD Dr. Frederike van Oorschot

15:50 Conference observation: Comments from a civil society perspective (Stefan Rostock, Head of Education for Sustainable Development, Germanwatch e.V.)

16:00 Feedback, outlook, travel blessing

Participants:

Dagmar Begemann, Managing Director of Mehrgenerationenhaus St. Pauli, Lemgo; Project Management Testing Areas Lippische Landeskirche

Dr. Ralph Charbonnier, Theological Vice President, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover

Rev. Birgit Dierks, Consultant for missional church development, Evangelische Arbeitsstelle midi

Dr. Martin Horstmann, Director of Studies, Melanchthon Academy Cologne

Gabriela Hund, Deep Adaptation Network

Benjamin Isaak-Krauß, Mennonite congregation Frankfurt

Dorle Mühlhoff, Deep Adaptation Network

Dr. rer. Pol. Thomas Köhler, Institute for Systems Research and Forecasting

Rev. Walter Lechner, Consultant for Social Space Orientation in Diakonie and Church, Evangelische Arbeitsstelle midi

PD Dr. Frederike van Oorschot, Head of the "Religion, Law and Culture" department at the FEST, Heidelberg

Stefan Rostock, Head of Education for Sustainable Development, Germanwatch e.V.

Dr. Matthias Stracke-Bartholmai, Education Officer, Academy of the VRK

Organizer:

Melanchthon Academy, Cologne

Academy of the VRK, Kassel

Evangelische Arbeitsstelle für missionarische Kirchenentwicklung und diakonische Profilbildung (midi), Protestant Agency for Diakonia and Development e.V., Berlin

In cooperation with:

Research Center of the Protestant Study Community FEST, Heidelberg

Note on registration:

For institutional participants, registration on account is also possible. Please register by e-mail with the billing address of your institution: anmeldung@melanchthon-akademie.de

Thu, 05.02. 10:45-16:00 (8 UStd)

This course costs 50,00€.
No. N131Ho

Protestant Church Association Cologne and Region, Kartäusergasse 9-11

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