Christ is the only authority

“It is not to be taken for granted that Hungary is part of the EU. The presidency should not make us self-righteous. If, however, we as Hungarians can reconcile with God, ourselves and our fellow citizens, we can proudly and boldly stand before Europe as Europeans.”

16/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Greeting Address at the Opening of the Ecumenical Week of Prayer

Bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei opened the Ecumenical Week of Prayer on 16 January 2011 in his greeting.

16/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Cultural diversity in Central and Eastern Europe

Central and Eastern Europe is a kind of axis or, to put it in other words, a region of clashes. It was born within Europe’s ever-changing force field of politics and power, swinging between East and West.

06/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Greeting Address of Bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei

The words of King Stephen in the Hungarian rock opera István, a Király are appropriate in reference to the European Union, too: “You’re so far away, but still close.” For the outsider, the network of the European Institutions seems to be a complicated – only comprehensible to those who are actively involved in it.

04/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Let Europe become a true community of values

The Reformed Church of Hungary is among those who eagerly await what the country’s EU presidency, lasting six months from 1 January, shall bring for Hungarians, said Gusztáv Bölcskei, the Synod’s President for Religious Matters. Bishop Bölcskei believes that it is essential for the church’s contribution to take the form of help.

03/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Europe as a Frame of Reference

Presentation by Rüdiger Noll, Director of the Church and Society Commission of CEC regarding the Hungarian EU Presidency, at the General Assembly of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary, 6 December 2010.

10/12/2010

címkék: refeu2011