2019 the 15th joint congress in the bilateral theological dialogue
between the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the
Romanian-Orthodox Church took place in the Caraiman Monastery. The
discussion was focused on the question how the churches can fulfil their
mission within secularized societies. The contributions unfolded
prospects for ecclesiastical agency towards shaping society and
fostering personal sanctification of its members. The different views
and estimations of secularization revealed the diverging denotation in
the use of this term. The joint conviction was expressed, that the
contemporary religious pluralism urges Churches more than ever to speak
as one in order to be credible.