50 Years of International Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue: Assessment and Outlook Strasbourg, July 4-11, 2016 [singlepic id=485 w=320 h=240 float=left]50 years ago, in the summer of 1966, the Lutheran World Federation and the Pontifical Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity decided to begin an official theological dialogue. Shortly before the end of the Second Vatican council, a […]
50th International Ecumenical Seminar 2016 Mehr lesen »
At a festive day-long event on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, the Institute celebrated five decades of service to the Lutheran World Federation and the ecumenical movement. The program included greetings and lectures by a number of dignitaries from many Christian World Communions as well as from within the Lutheran World Federation family, interspersed with soloist
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The first gathering of the St. Athanasius Lutheran-Orthodox Theological Fellowship took place at the Centre St. Thomas in Strasbourg, France, from March 25 to 29, 2015. The Fellowship is a new initiative of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies in Volos, Greece, and the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg. The Fellowship was founded in
First Meeting of the Lutheran-Orthodox Theological Fellowship Mehr lesen »
Most Lutherans will not have heard of Gudina Tumsa, even though he has been called “the Ethiopian Bonhoeffer” by those who knew him. Rev. Gudina was an extraordinary evangelist, preacher, and church leader in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus during its transition from a mission to an independent church. He articulated a wholistic vision
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