The hymn resonated through my body and onto the walls of the church at Paulinum United Lutheran Theological Seminary. An impressive range of languages surrounded us and the Namibian sky echoed the words with the power of lightning and thunder. It…
I arrived in Windhoek, Namibia, eager to explore the themes of the conference, Global Perspectives on the Reformation: Interactions between Theology, Politics, and Economics. After only one full day, I have experienced the dynamic interplay…
At a time in which religions have become instruments for political and economic purposes, it is relevant to ask from within a religious tradition what its true political potential may be. Three claims particularly stood up for me today at the LWF…
Interview with the Namibian pastors Isak Malua and Klaus-Peter Tietz
(LWI) – Isak Malua (40) and Klaus-Peter Tietz (59) are both pastors in Namibia, serving in two different Lutheran churches in the country. They met in Wittenberg,…