Indonesian young people once again have been committed to promoting a self-identity as being a peaceful nation in its plurality. Pluralism has been lived in the nation since far before the national independence…
Council members of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) expressed solidarity with the people most affected by climate change and severe weather events by joining in the Fast for the Climate campaign and calling upon the Lutheran Communion to join…
The idea of “climate change” rings ‘commonsensically’ familiar to subsistence farmers on Samosir Island of Lake Toba in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. The expression conveying climate change in the local language of Toba Batak—“…
Lutheran Churches Support Villagers’ Struggle to Protect Rain Forests
(LWI) - Villagers from Pandumaan in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia have been harvesting and preserving benzoin from one of the last untouched rain forests in…
(LWI) – Addressing the root causes of inequality and caring for those who suffer most are the areas where religions can strongly contribute to society. This was the conclusion of the…
(LWI) – Initiatives by young people in churches and mosques to protect each other’s places of worship against attacks by radicalized groups should not have to happen in a country with a…
LWF and Indonesian institute build on a dialogical model to affirm diversity
(LWI) - An interfaith pilot project targeting youth in three cities in Indonesia has become a source of inspiration for young people and is evolving into a…
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) intervention at the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), 11-29 September, included oral statements on the human rights…
