TITHE: If the church treasurer adds up the contents of the offering plate and divides it by the number of worshippers, he has to assume that most Christians earn about 10 euros a week.

— Andreas Malessa (b. 1955), Journalist, Sachbuchautor, Musiker

Andreas Malessa

Andreas Malessa ist ein deutscher Rundfunkjournalist, Publizist und freikirchlicher Theologe, der seit den 1970er-Jahren auch als christlicher Musiker und Sachbuchautor hervortritt. Er steht für eine alltagsnahe, sprachlich pointierte Vermittlung des Glaubens und wirbt in Auseinandersetzung mit konservativen Strömungen für eine historisch-kontextuelle Bibelauslegung. Bibellesern gibt er Denkanstöße, theologische Traditionen zu hinterfragen und biblische Botschaften lebensnah im gesellschaftlichen Kontext zu reflektieren.

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