Bible Society work in Germany
 German
Bible SocietyPO Box 81 03 40 70520 Stuttgart Germany Tel: +(49)-(0)711-7181-0 Fax: +(49)-(0)711-7181-250 E-mail: infoabt@dbg.de |
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Country Data:
| Area: | 357,022 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 82,047,000 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$25,050 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 96% (1998) | |
| Religions in
% of Population (2000): |
Protestant |
34.1%
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| Roman Catholic |
33.4%
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| Non-religious |
27.2%
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| Muslim |
3.4%
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| Orthodox |
1.0%
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| Jewish |
0.4%
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| Old Catholic |
0.3%
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| Other |
0.2%
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| Official Language: | German (federal), Sorbian (regional) | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1710 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1948 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1948 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 405,675 | 962,133 | 67,998 | 1,494 | 34,761 | 353,553 |
A journey into the Bible for the blind and partially sighted (March 2007)
BasisB – “a reason for living” (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Europe’s Year of the Bible to have long-term impact (March 2004)
Latest News (March 2004)
Children’s Bible marks ‘historic moment’ (Jan./Feb. 2004)
BibelBox attracts thousands in German city centres (November 2003)
Year of the Bible goes into top gear (September 2003)
Year of the Bible 2003 gains momentum (June 2003)
Latest News (June 2003)
Shopping, banking…and exploring the Bible (March 2003)
Year of the Bible 2003 encourages people to ‘Seek. And Find.’ (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
Leading New Testament scholar retires (September 2002)
World Watch (July/August 2002)
Bible People in the News (November 2001)
Cooks and waiters given special New Testament (October 2001)
Bible News in Brief (September 2001)
Bible People in the News (July/August 2001)
EPF To Be Replaced (November 2000)
Whale symbolises hope for visitors to Germany’s Expo 2000 (Sept. 2000)
Bible News in Brief (April/May 2000)
Bishop Bikes for Bibles (October 1999)
Fundraisers: Brokers for God’s Word (July/August 1999)
Hoopoe Bird Helps Children Discover the Bible! (June 1999)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 1998)
More Good News for Germany (June 1997)
