Two sons born at Essen. Fascination of Liberation Theology, linking even exegetical work with present-day social and economic reality. Preferential option for the poor. Contextual conditioning of both texts and interpretors. Misery of the Third World is but the other side of the medal of northern industrial affluence.
Ecumenical theology becomes a necessity, striving for universal justice.
Back in Germany since 1981. Tentatives of opening up German theological systems to Latin-American thinking. Student exchange between Marburg and Brazilian seminaries. Study of feminist theology and exegesis. Travels to the USA and Brazil.