Especially today, Christians are called to keep alive what makes them unmistakable: the message of the loving God who entered the world and exalted humankind. Our community needs the living witness of committed Christians who decisively help shape our life together.

— Helmut Kohl (1930–2017), Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Politiker

Topics: Witness & Mission, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Helmut Kohl

Der promovierte Historiker und CDU-Politiker Helmut Kohl amtierte von 1982 bis 1998 als Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Er ging als Kanzler der deutschen Wiedervereinigung und Mitgestalter der Europäischen Union in die Geschichte ein, sah sich nach seiner Amtszeit jedoch wegen nicht deklarierter Finanzspenden in der CDU-Spendenaffäre schwerer Kritik ausgesetzt. Für Bibelleser regt sein Wirken zum Nachdenken über das Spannungsfeld zwischen einem an christlichen Werten orientierten Staatsamt und den moralischen Grenzen politischer Machtausübung an.

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