Christians and, specifically, theologians are nowadays frequently considered irrelevant, unless they support a current secular mainstream. As public debates are often morally loaded, theologians are tempted to submit or self-surrender to secular and often quasi-religious claims. This talk examines the background of the current cultural landscape and the role theologians can play in bringing about a change that emphasizes the relevance of Christian faith. Changing the cultural landscape of whole nations and thus increasing the acceptance of Christian faith, requires intellectual, cultural, and social leadership rooted in biblical wisdom and courage.

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Ralf Bergmann, born in 1962, is married and has three adult children, two children-in-law and one grandchild. He received his degree in physics and a doctorate from German universities. He is or has been mainly involved in semiconductor physics, photovoltaics and optical technologies at several research institutions in Germany and Australia and has also worked in industrial research. Since 2008 he has been a professor and head of a research institute working on optical technologies and optoelectronics. Beyond his research, he is interested in defending the reasonableness of Christian faith, especially all the joint concerns of physics, philosophy, and theology as well as the relevance of Christian faith for modern western society. In 2019, he wrote the book Gott und die Erklärung der Welt (God and the explanation of the world), see https://erklaerung-der-welt.de/, and in 2021 he wrote Die freie Gesellschaft und ihre Feinde (The free society and its enemies), see http://www.professorenforum.de/, in remembrance of Karl Poppers famous book The open society and its enemies.

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