I wish we were a bit more grateful for what we have, instead of staring at what we don't have.

— Margot Käßmann (b. 1958), Theologin, Bestsellerautorin, ehem. EKD-Ratsvorsitzende und Landesbischöfin

Margot Käßmann

Margot Käßmann ist eine deutsche evangelisch-lutherische Theologin, Bestsellerautorin und ehemalige Ratsvorsitzende der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland sowie Bischöfin von Hannover. Sie steht für eine lebensnahe Glaubensvermittlung und einen konsequenten Pazifismus, der – ebenso wie ihr Rücktritt im Jahr 2010 nach einer Trunkenheitsfahrt – wiederholt Gegenstand intensiver öffentlicher Debatten war. Für Bibelleser verbindet sie biblische Texte mit praktischen Fragen der Lebensführung, menschlicher Verwundbarkeit und Vergebung.

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