WCC NEWS: Watch an interview about the Bibliography on Ecumenism—a tool for scholars

In an interview taped during the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, Prof. Riccardo Burigana, director of the Centre for Ecumenical Studies in Italy, shares how excited he is to offer a new Bibliography on Ecumenism for free online as a tool for students, scholars, and researchers around the world. August 31, 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: The opening of the Networking Zone provides a place to learn about organizations, have a coffee, see performances and panels, and catch up on email. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September 2022. Photo: Simon Chambers/WCC 14 September 2022 With support from students, he has been consistently updating the bibliography. “The new titles are in different colors,” he explains.  Since releasing the bibliography, he has been fielding corrections from scholars all over the world. “It is an ecumenical work,” he says. “Everyone can suggest, correct, and also propose to change something.”  He shares one of his most exciting moments of feedback related to the bibliography—a long email from a young student who was completing her master’s degree.  “She found the bibliography on the web,” he recalls. “She was able to do research even without a library, even without direct access to these kinds of journals.”  The bibliography is available for free at Centro Studi per l’Ecumenismo Video of the interview with Prof. Riccardo Burigana See more

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