Abstract
On the 19th of June 2013 in Berlin representatives of the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, EKD) have presented a comprehensive document Zwischen Autonomie und Angewiesenheit. Familie als verlässliche Gemeinschaft stärken. Eine Orientierungshilfe des Rates des Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (Between Autonomy and Dependence. Strengthening the Family as a Reliable Community. A Guide of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany). Some of the contents of the text have provoked a stir in Catholic and Orthodox circles. Critics of the document accuse the EKD Council of breaking with biblical model of the family, which for centuries – despite divisions among Christians – has been unanimously supported by Churches and Communities in the West and in the East. In that context, the article discusses the structure, theological and social grounds of the document and its ecumenical significance.
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