The contexts of the different members of the working group are so different that I expected endless discussions without a possibility of convergence. But actually we did not compete in the…
I happened to be at the UN early one morning, to drop off information about a side panel discussion and noticed the sheer volume of discarded cups and half empty crumpled water bottles littering the tables in the…
The “spirit of Geneva” was strong, according to the representative from Venezuela, as she made her closing comments to the parties and observers gathered at the Palais des Nations at the end of the 8-13…
As much as it is a fact that Jantine Auguste Haumersen was the first woman pastor ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it was another woman (later to be ordained as pastor as well) who prepared the way…
Prof. Eve-Marie Becker introduces an LWF consultation that will discuss ways in which the power of the gospel can inspire global discourse about Christian life and identity in today’s social, political and cultural settings…
I look forward to the Christian-Muslim consultation, 10-13 March on hermeneutics, titled "Transformative Readings of Sacred Scriptures". The consultation…
From his home in Assisi, St. Francis wrote a prayer of thanksgiving called the Canticle of Creation, which begins “Praise be to you, my Lord, for all your…
Faith gives our everyday life depth that takes us beyond the material boundaries of the world. We live in relationship with a living God and we have ethical ground to stand on. Still, we are confined to the natural world of wonder and beauty, but…
Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ by caring for our common home
Climate is changing. The atmosphere of the public debate on environmental protection is also changing. COP 24 clearly showed that conversations about joint actions to protect…
