It doesn't suit Christians to sing songs of complaint about the wickedness of the world. They meet, they think about what can be done, they pray for gracious help, and they start to act.

— Joachim Gauck (b. 1940), Evangelischer Pastor, DDR-Bürgerrechtler, 11. Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Topics: Justice & Commitment, Courage & Strength

Joachim Gauck

Joachim Gauck (* 1940) ist ein deutscher evangelisch-lutherischer Theologe, ehemaliger DDR-Bürgerrechtler und war von 2012 bis 2017 der elfte Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Bekannt als erster Leiter der Stasi-Unterlagen-Behörde, verbindet er sein Eintreten für die Aufarbeitung von Diktaturerfahrungen mit einem stark an Eigenverantwortung orientierten Freiheitsbegriff, der in gesellschaftlichen und außenpolitischen Debatten teils auf Kritik stieß. Bibellesern veranschaulicht sein Wirken die lutherische Tradition der Verknüpfung von christlichem Glauben, Zivilcourage und gesellschaftspolitischer Mitverantwortung.

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