RADIO INTERVIEW

Interview on Hierarchy and Authority in the Free Church Evangelical Field on DLF Kultur

Sociologist of religion Maren Freudenberg answered questions about hierarchy and authority in the free church-evangelical milieu in Germany on Kirsten Dietrich's Deutschlandfunk Kultur program "Religions".

Evangelical free churches are strongly characterized by strict hierarchies, says Maren Freudenberg. Congregational life, she says, is centered on a central leadership figure, usually the pastor: "That person has authority."

The interview, which appeared online Oct. 15, 2023, can be heard here: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/der-heilige-geist-kennt-keine-hierarchien-autoritaet-in-evangelikalen-kirchen-dlf-kultur-807e788d-100.html