By Rev. Marcia Blasi

The Evangelical Church of Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB) has a significant history in promoting gender justice and equality for women and 7 March 2014 was a special day for all of us who work for gender…

By Rev. Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt

We are in prayers and thoughts with the young women and their families, crying out: #BringBackOurGirls!

A voice was heard in Ramah, a lament with bitter weeping-- Rachel weeping for her…

By Rev. Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt…

By Anson Laytner

I started to help working to put together the international interfaith symposium “Religious Identity and Renewal: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Explorations” shortly after the idea was conceived by Dr Simone Sinn…

By Michael R. Trice

Seattle, 12 August 2014. The symposium titled “Religious Identity and Renewal: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Explorations” is off to a strong and inspiring start. Coorganized by the Lutheran World Federation and…

By Corey Passons

I recently sat down with Celene Ayat Ibrahim-Lizzio (Islamic Studies Scholar-in-Residence at Hebrew College and Andover Newton Theological School), Marcie Lenk (Shalom Hartman Institute Research Fellow and its…

“Lutheran Hermeneutics and the Gospel of Matthew” conference keynote speaker Timothy J. Wengert reflects on a freeing approach to Scripture.

By Timothy J. Wengert

Reformation begins and ends with the Word of…

By Rev. Dr. Robin Steinke

Scholars, pastors, teachers and graduate students are currently gathering in Chicago for the third international LWF hermeneutics consultation, sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA…

By Barbara Rossing and Magdalena Ya-Shalongo

Of our four gospels, Matthew may be the one most favorable to women’s leadership in the early church. Matthew is the gospel where “women and children” are explicitly noted as present at…