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Faith in Democracy Interfaith Concert on 6 January in the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington D.C. Photo: LWF/S. Kit

Interfaith Harmony Week: Standing together against rising religious nationalism
By
Rev. Dr Sivin Kit

Unity
Theology
Blog
03 Feb 2026
Prof. Dirk Lange speaking at a recent European Church Leadership Consultation in Riga, Latvia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Christian Unity Week: One Body, One Spirit, One Hope
By
Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Theology
Blog
15 Jan 2026
Prof. Dr Dirk Lange, LWF Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

From Nicaea to Augsburg: Creeds and Confessions
By
Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Theology
Blog
08 Aug 2025
Prof. Dirk Lange beside the Apostle’s tomb in the Roman Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls for the closing of the 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Photo: CatholicPressPhoto/A. Giuliani

Week of Prayer: Journey into the sources of our faith
By
Rev. Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Theology
Blog
20 Jan 2025
Prof. Dirk Lange, Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations, meets Pope Francis with other ecumenical delegates during the Synod. Photo: Vatican Media

A historic moment: synodality in action
By
Rev. Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Theology
Blog
29 Oct 2024
Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations Dirk Lange. Photo: CatholicPressPhoto/A. Giuliani

Pathways and places of encounter
By
Rev. Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Theology
Blog
22 Oct 2024
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Reflections on a relational church
By
Rev. Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Theology
Blog
15 Oct 2024
LWF assistant general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Dirk Lange presides as participants in a meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) council, June 2024. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

The risk of listening and discerning
By
Rev. Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Blog
08 Oct 2024
Prof. Dr Dirk Lange speaking at the LWF Assembly in Namibia. Photo: A.Hillert/LWF

“Ecumenism at the heart of life”
By
Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

Unity
Theology
Blog
23 Jan 2024
Prof. Dr Dirk Lange during the visit of an LWF delegation to the Vatican in June 2021. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Walking together towards the manger
By
Prof. Dr Dirk Lange, LWF Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations

Unity
Theology
Blog
25 Jan 2022
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Hope has entered in this world to stay
By
Rev. Dr Martin Junge

Unity
Theology
Blog
29 Sep 2021
Renato Valenga speaking at the training seminar for the 2018 National Youth Campaign. Photo: Martina Scherer

Climate justice: When the church speaks, people listen
By
Renato Valenga

Youth
Unity
Climate
Blog
18 Aug 2021

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