The Lutheran World Federation

Department for Theology and Studies

"Theology in the Life of Lutheran Churches" -
Plenary Presentations

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Plenary Presentations

Benson Kalikawe Bagonza: "Doing theology of sustainable development in Tanzania"

Karen L. Bloomquist: “Lutheran theology across global contexts”

Ramathate Dolamo: “The indigenization of the church in Africa”

Norma Cook Everist: “Integrative theological formation”

Niels Henrik Gregersen: “From deep ecology to deep incarnation, and back again...”

Hans-Peter Grosshans: “Different cultures, different problems. Is a common Lutheran theological perspective possible?”

Guillermo Hansen: “Resistance, adaptation or challenge? How versatile is Lutheran theology in new contexts?”

Eva Harasta: “Pluriform unity in Christ: Responding to the challenges of multireligiosity from the perspective of Lutheran ecclesiology”

Kristen Johnston Largen: “What God has created will not be lost: Constructing a more inclusive soteriology”

Dirk Lange: “Confessions, ecumenism, ethnicity: A Lutheran charism”

Margot Kässmann: “Bible, prayer and confession. Current challenges on the way towards the Jubilee of the Reformation”

Monica J. Melanchthon: “The Bible through the eyes and ears of the marginalized: Implications for the Lutheran communion”

Fidon Mwombeki: “Hermeneutic of resonance: Making biblical theology relevant”

Bernd Oberdorfer: "Public statements of German Protestant churches on peace and conflict issues"

Paul Rajashekar: “Rethinking Lutheran theology in the context of religious plurality”

Barbara Rossing: “Diversity in the Bible as a model for Lutheran hermeneutics”

Gary Simpson: “‘Partakers of divine majesty’: Retrieving Martin Luther’s critical public theology of political authority for the global civil society of the 21st century”

Martin Lukito Sinaga: “Conversion and public conversation in Asia” (could not attend due to a death in the family)

Martha Ellen Stortz: “Marks of the church, marked by the body of Christ: A Lutheran approach to practices”

Rev. Lisandro Orlov: Response to "Marks of the Church; Market by the Body of
Christ. A Lutheran Approach to Practices”
by Martha Ellen Stortz

Vítor Westhelle: "Summarizing and drawing together implications for theology in the life of the churches and for theological formation"

Dean Zweck: “‘Whoever hears you, hears me’: hearing the voice of Christ as we listen to one another interpret the Bible in a global community”

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