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Foundational Lutheran values of freedom, love and service to neighbor are increasingly needed as a counter-witness to societies’ growing narratives of exclusion and injustice.
GENEVA, Switzerland | 22/4/2021 Ethiopia: Ensuring food security through training in agricultural methods suitable for a changing climate. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert.
Call to increased efforts to support the most vulnerable and strive for sustainability
(LWI) – “Every year, Earth Day reminds us of the fact that humanity only has one earth to support itself,” says Elena Cedillo, Program Executive for Climate Justice at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). “We need to care for and protect our common home, the environment, and the diversity of the ecosystems.”
“Human beings are part of God’s creation,” underlines Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer, LWF’s Program Executive for Identity, Communion and Formation. “As people of faith, we have an inherent responsibility and vocation to care for this gift and the web of life on the Earth.”
GENEVA, Switzerland | 6/4/2021 During a 30 March webinar, four ordained women from Mexico, Austria, Tanzania and Malaysia talked about the challenges they face and responsibilities they share in bringing an alternative voice to the highest levels of church leadership. Photo: Composite
Women theologians from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America weave “constructive anger” into melodies of hope
(LWI) - Women working in public theology today are echoing the prophetic voice of Miriam, Moses’ sister, who protected life and proclaimed the liberation of her people from oppression. During a 30 March webinar, four ordained women from Mexico, Austria, Tanzania and Malaysia talked about the challenges they face and responsibilities they share in bringing an alternative voice to the highest levels of church leadership.
Luther’s 500-year-old treatise ‘On the Freedom of a Christian’ provides a compass for the churches today as they seek to navigate the complex challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the political and social context of the 16th century may bear little resemblance to our own, the document’s call to love God and serve our neighbor is more relevant than ever before.