Opinions uttered on current issues in German churches are rarely heard abroad. The "Ecumenical Dialogue" aims to help make up this deficit. It presents articles in English on current topics in German Church and society. In these articles, authors each express their own opinion, and to this extent they reflect the variety of opinion in our churches. All articles that are published in English translation have previously appeared in Church or secular newspapers or journals in Germany. "Ecumenical Dialogue" appears as a supplement to "der überblick" (protestant magazine on development issues) and "EKD Bulletin".