Church Anew Lifts Up the ELCA’s “Preaching and Teaching with Love and Respect for the Jewish People”
The following article was originally published by Church Anew* and is shared on the EIR Perspectives blog with the permission of the author. The original article can be found at here. By Dr. Michael J. Chan This article will...
Preaching and Teaching “With Love and Respect for the Jewish People”
By Rev. Peter A. Pettit We have just navigated our way through Reformation Sunday once again and many in the church will have wrestled with the appointed texts of the Revised Common Lectionary. Jeremiah’s “new covenant,” Paul’s “faith apart from...
New Horizons for Episcopal-Lutheran Relations
By Richard J. Mammana The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore this summer was a watershed moment for relationships of Lutherans and Anglicans around the world. The triennial gathering was delayed by a year because of the global Covid...
Studying Ecumenism – Strasbourg Ecumenical Institute Online Course
Registration closes August 31 The Strasbourg Ecumenical Institute offers advanced training in ecumenical theology for Lutheran pastors. The next study course will be held online from October 10-14, 2022. The course will be held in English and is designed...
New Guidelines for Ministry in a Multi-Religious World
by Kathryn M. Lohre As Lutherans in North America, we have a remarkable opportunity to live out our Christian vocation in a multi-religious world. No matter where we live, the realities of religious diversity are not “out there,” but in...
Reflecting on and Commemorating the Emanuel Nine
This reflection is a cross-published piece, which was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice Blog on June 6, 2022. By Bishop Virginia S. Aebischer June 2022 — Reflecting on and Commemorating the Emanuel Nine On the evening of...