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Image Being the Church in the Midst of Empire: Trinitarian Reflections Many of us have lived under various kinds of political and economic empires, and directly experienced some of the positive but also the oppressive
Image Deepening Faith, Hope and Love in Relations with Neighbors of Other Faiths The intent is to deepen commitment to and theological discernment within interreligious relations.
Image Identity, Survival, Witness. Reconfiguring Theological Agendas These articles provide glimpses into the complex, intertwined struggles for identity and witness that the churches face in Asia.
Image Lutherans Respond to Pentecostalism These articles seek to further deeper ongoing theological conversations about how Pentecostalism is influencing practices in Lutheran churches, esp
Image Transformative Theological Perspectives The final volume in the TLC series brings together some papers presented at the concluding 2009 consultation in Augsburg, Germany
Image “You have the Words of Eternal Life” | Transformative Readings of the Gospel from a Lutheran Perspective A collection of essays seeking to attend to such questions as, How can the Bible be read in ways that strengthen the community of readers and their
Image A Common Word. Buddhists and Christians Engage Structural Greed Exploring questions of economic justice, spirituality and morality, the authors recognize that structural greed is at the core of the current crisi
Image Dignity of Work—Theological and Interdisciplinary Perspective The first of two publications discussing the ethics of work from the perspective of the Lutheran theological heritage.
Image Give Us Today Our Daily Bread | Official Report of the LWF Eleventh Assembly Official report from the LWF Eleventh Assembly held from 20-27July 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Image “It will not be so among you!” | A Faith Reflection on Gender and Power This resource of biblical and theological reflections highlights global experiences within the framework of the former Gender and Power program coo