Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Templeton Prize for Religion Writing goes to German Journalist
The John Templeton prize for "European Religion Writer of the Year 2004" has been awarded to Dresden freelance journalist Dr Thomas Gaertner for his articles on the life of the local church in the German city.
Dr Tomas Gaertner accepted the prize, which acclaims the work of journalists who write about religion in the secular press with “accuracy, impartiality and with an ecumenical spirit”, at an award ceremony in the historical Church of the Three Kings in Dresden on 21 September.
The Dresden journalist was awarded the prize for his entry which included three articles published in the daily newspaper “Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten”.
“The articles he has submitted, although local in focus, address the broad issues of the place of religion in a highly secularised part of Europe, Eastern Germany,” said judges according to a Conference of European Churches press release, who administer the award on behalf of the John Templeton Foundation.
The judges added that Mr Gaertner “tells his stories with objectivity, permitting readers to draw their own conclusions rather than imposing judgements upon them”.
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