from namibia they traveled to where the five hundredth anniversary of the reformation is being celebrated at the evangelical church convention. here prominent lutherans are discussing whether the reformation benefited distant countries like those in africa and whether the church today as a responsibility. for the mistakes of the past. year. the evangelical church has explicitly acknowledged its guilt with regard to the genocide in the. now it must bear fruit it must have political consequences. has to do work on this issue but i don't have a bad conscience about the fact that lutherans and other protestants brought the gospel to southern africa. the question of reparation payments specifically for the . hundred years ago well known. for