From her Korean Buddhist origins, Anglican college life, to becoming a Lutheran church Vice-President, it’s been 20 years since Rev. Heeme Yang “knocked on the seminary door.”

Interview with Lutheran Theologian Prof. Augustine Suzuki

(LWI) – Lutheran theologian Prof. H. Augustine Suzuki looks at how more than three decades of dialogue with Catholics has contributed to a growing spirit of ecumenism in Japan. “…

Lutheran identity acknowledges solidarity amidst suffering

(LWI) - If there is no one common Lutheran identity in multi-faceted Asia, what unites the various Lutheran expressions across the continent?

Asian theologians acknowledge…

Lutheran church assists affected residents, assesses damage

(LWI) – The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church (JELC) has launched a disaster relief program in Kumamoto city to rebuild schools and some of its oldest churches, damaged in the…

Calls for robust moderation that rejects all forms of extremism

Palestinian Lutheran Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan today received the Niwano Peace Prize, with a plea for greater engagement of faith leaders in confronting extremism and “the…

Providing a digital space for sharing and praise

(LWI) - The three Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member church leaders in Japan expressed gratitude for the invitation to meet online in June saying how it is “important” to support each…