Blessed Easter Days

by Birgit Hallmann

Spring has arrived here in southwest Germany even though Easter this year was colder than the year before.  

Here in Germany, at the Easter Sunday service, we greet one another with the declaration: "Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden! Hallelujah" Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. Allelujah.

In the light of the resurrection of our Lord, the work of the Institute in Tübingen is also blessed.

In late March, we commemorated the anniversary of Beth Langstaff’s death in our noon prayer at the Institute. Those were difficult days in 2022. With the arrival of Dennis, our mission here has received new strength. New contacts and friendships have been made, all course offerings have resumed, and work has intensified for the next Symposium. For me personally, it is a special pleasure to be able to personally welcome guests to the Institute again this year.

The new summer semester has started again at the University. The Colloquium is still being held „hybrid“, that is in person with the online option.

The first meeting of the English-German Colloquium was on Tuesday, April 27. Johathan Hirschberger presented his work on „Spuren Radaks, Raschis und Ibn Ezras in Luthers Psalmen-Übersetzungen “.

Preparations for the Symposium in 2024 are proceeding rapidly.

In addition, we have started to digitize historical texts from the early years of the EES in Tübingen. These include special lectures and occasional essays published by the EES and the Institute. These will soon be accessible via the EES website in the course of the summer.

In Memoriam:
We extend our sympathy to Bruce and Rosmarie Shields Rosemarie at the recent death of their son James. A Celebration of Life for James was held on April 29, 2023 at Hopwood Memorial Christian Church, Milligan College, TN.

Also, many long-time friends of the EES will remember Werner Hausen, Pastor of the Tübingen Christliche Gemeinde during the 1980's. We recently received word from Norway that Werner passed away on October 20, 2022.