Agnès von Kirchbach

This article offers an analytical reading of the Small Spiritual Compass for Our Time, the last work published during the lifetime of a theologian whose body of work constitutes a major reference point for contemporary Christian thought. Agnès von Kirchbach identifies its fundamental orientations, examining how this text formulates a vision of Christian witness adapted to the challenges of today's world. The approach is that of a critical and synthetic rereading, attentive to the internal coherence of the work and to its spiritual and ecclesiological significance. The central idea is that this book functions as a spiritual testament, condensing a mature theological thought into concrete proposals for believing existence today. On the theological level, the article contributes to identifying the distinctive features of an ethics of Christian witness rooted in tradition and open to contemporary questions.