Theology

Churches Encouraged to Offer Safe Places for Forced Migrants

LWF Symposium Underlines Centrality of Trust in Relationships

GENEVA, 15 May 2012 (LWI) – Churches accompanying forced migrants should consider adding “remembering and reconciliation as a fifth and sixth ‘R’ to the ‘4R’” approach in refugee work, a Lutheran pastor told participants in a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) symposium discussing the notion of trust in a multi-disciplinary approach to work.

LWF Symposium Explores Trust in the Workplace

Insights from Ethics, Sociology, Theology and Electronic Media

GENEVA, 2 May 2012(LWI) – “Trust” is the focus of the second in a series of theological seminars on work and faith organized by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) on 3 May at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

Lutheran Women and Men Team Up to Strategize on Gender Justice

Theological and Ecclesiological Implications Discussed at Poland Meeting

KRAKOW, Poland/GENEVA, 16 November 2011 (LWI) – Gender justice and women’s empowerment in Europe came under scrutiny when 30 Lutheran women and men leaders from 14 European countries gathered in Krakow, Poland, 7-10 November.

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Faith Communities Urged to Challenge Greed in Global Market Economy

LWF Christian-Muslim Consultation Deliberates Ways towards New Ethics

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia/GENEVA, 28 September 2011 (LWI) – Religion condemns greed and philosophy sees it as a vice, but still it rules the world, Prof. Chandra Muzaffar, head of Global Studies at the University of Malaysia, told Christian and Muslim participants at a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) consultation taking place in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

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Christian and Muslim Scholars Seek Common Front to Confront Greed

LWF Interfaith Encounter in Malaysia to Address Economic Issues

KOTA-KINABALU, Malaysia/GENEVA, 26 September 2011 (LWI) – Muslim and Christian scholars are meeting in Kota-Kinabalu, Malaysia, 25-30 September, to address the spiritual and moral roots of the current global economic crisis, in a consultation organized by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF).

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Biblical Interpretation Must Be Relevant to Issues Facing People

 

Report from LWF Consultation on Contemporary Lutheran Hermeneutics

NAIROBI, Kenya/GENEVA, 23 September 2011 (LWI) – Biblical interpretation must be relevant to issues facing society, including HIV and AIDS, scholars urged during a global consultation of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) deliberating contemporary Lutheran understanding of Scripture.

Reading the Bible Together to Strengthen Communion

LWF Launches Consultation Series as Part of 2017 Reformation Journey

GENEVA, 5 September 2011 (LWI) – Lutheran theologians and leaders from around the world are launching a series of biblical consultations to promote common insights and further the unity of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) as it approaches the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017.

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Pathway for a Common Spiritual Journey

LWF Strategic Plan 2012-2017 Considered by Council

LWI Council Press Release No. 07/2011 | GENEVA, 10 June 2011 (LWI) – Theology, mutual accompaniment and service remain central to The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) as it approaches the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation in 2017, a proposed strategic plan for the communion says.

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