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…
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…
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…
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…
Meet one of the 2500 Humanitarian Heroes at the forefront of the LWF’s emergency response. On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) we pay special tribute to their commitment to assist - often at great personal risk - those facing violence,…
In 2012, Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl then twelve years old, was shot in the head by a member of the Tehrik-e-Taliban, a tribal-political formation in Pakistan. While she recovered shortly thereafter,…
The conference of the Anglican-Lutheran Society (ALS) took place between 12-16 September in Révfülöp, Hungary, with the title “‘Fear Not, Little Flock’: The Vocation of Minority Churches Today.” The Anglican-…
Hong Kong: a vibrant city where East, West, South and North meet; a city with seemingly unlimited financial resources that celebrates—some might even say worships—consumerism; a city that every evening at 8 pm…
