Scripture scholars Sarah Hinlicky Wilson in Tokyo and Jean Koulagna in Rabat discuss the challenges of biblical translation and why it is essential to continue making the Word of God more accessible to people of different languages and cultures
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Dr Cheryl Peterson, Professor of Theology and Associate Dean for Academics at Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University in Ohio and a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has written extensively about Lutheran and Pentecostal identity and the Holy Spirit.
500 years after Martin Luther produced his first translation of the New Testament from Greek into German, the LWF is marking the anniversary by asking how it can continue to inspire the work of the churches today.
Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Africa will gather, 27 June -1 July, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Africa Lutheran Church Leadership Consultation (ALCLC), held normally every year. The meeting’s theme is: “Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (Jn 6:68).”
September 2022 marks the 500th anniversary of one of Martin Luther’s most important literary achievements: the publication of his German translation of the New Testament, popularly known as his ‘September Testament’. This publication, in the autumn of 1522, paved the way for other translations of the Bible into the vernacular, making it accessible for people both at church and