Dietrich Werner has been an important person for many, and so also for me in wie ap Encounters and experiences are, iniually, very personal. However, browsing through the chap of this book, with its marvellous diversity of authors, women and man, persons from North and South, East and West, of different confessions and theological convictions, each one of wha has known Dietrich Werner in his or her own special way, it seems to me that the same kind of experiences resound among them. Thus, a quite representative picture morges of Dimrich's engagement and ability dedicated to the mission of ecumenical theological edition or the past thirty years: as a networker, author, teacher and mentor, and, not last, a curing pater and worker in God's mission toward life in abundance for all. Among his own menti great ecumenists like Samuel Amirtham and Konrad Raiser, and his engagement a forged in the early 1980s when contextualization and ecumenicity of theological fumen where at their height. In his indefatigable passion and apostolic conviction Dietrich never in home be demotivated by les favourable times, called by some an ecumenical winter, and indend bir always continued to motivate others not to give up their part in God's minion through a meaningful and contextualized ecumenical theological education. I humbly and gladly pain the chair of those who express their thunks and appreciation to Dietrich fur all he has giv to us, and commend this Festschrift as an academically insightful and pinually mamingful sign of gratitude, respect and willingness to carry the cause onward

From the Foreword by Rev. Prof. Dr. Rudolf von Sinner, Moderator, World Council of Churches Commission on Ecumenical Education and Formation 2014-20

This is a useful collection of essays that will stand as a testament to the contribution of Dimmich Werner to both the study of World Christianity and Mission Werner box worked boban academic and practitioner as far as the history of Christian moon amored. This a timely and heartwarming collection that virtually immortals has legacy among us

Rev. Prof. J. Kwabena Asamoah Gya Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Ghana