HARRISBURG, United States/ GENEVA, 24 July 2015 (LWI) - Five years after Lutherans asked Mennonites to forgive violence against their ancestors, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…
Junge’s perspective on “From Conflict to Communion” in Scherer Lecture at Chicago
(LWI) – As Lutherans and Roman Catholics jointly tell the Reformation story, they offer a powerful witness to a fragmented world, says Rev. Dr Martin Junge…
Religious fundamentalism threatens sustainable development
(LWI) – Collaboration between The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) has helped address gender inequalities and violence against women, delegates…
(LWI)– Lutherans joined other Christians from around the world in offering prayers for the Orthodox Church at its Holy and Great Council held in Crete, 20-25 June. The last time such a…
Lutherans and Catholics in the United States follow up on Joint Commemoration in Lund
(LWI) On 2 March the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Conference of Bishops’ Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Committee and the United States…
General Secretary Junge receives University of Notre Dame honorary doctorate
“A great honor and encouragement to continue leaving conflict behind and face a future of unity,” is how Rev. Dr Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran…
LWF and ecumenical partners urge new economic system serving all
(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with ecumenical partners has called for “an alternative financial system” embracing the experiences of those left out of…
Voices from the Communion – Rev. William Flippin Jr
Rev. William Flippin Jr is a strong advocate of ecumenism. In addition to serving as a pastor at his church in Atlanta, United States, he sits on the council of the…
Iowa’s Wartburg seminary students visit LWF Communion Office
(LWI) - How much do Lutherans in the United States know and work with members of other Christian churches? What role do they see for the LWF Communion Office here in Geneva? And…