Essay: Ordination in Jerusalem belies slow progress for Christian women in the Middle East
In an article first published on Religion News Service, DAOUD KUTTAB says the recently ordained Lutheran pastor Sally Azar is only the fifth female pastor in the Middle East…
Bishop Munib Younan awarded 34th Niwano Peace Prize for work encouraging inter-religious dialogue
Bishop Munib Younan, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, has been awarded the Niwano Peace Prize for his work toward interreligious dialogue among Christians, Muslims and Jews, both in Jerusalem and worldwide. The prize is awarded each year by the The Niwano Peace Foundation of Japan in recognition of an individual […]
Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan awarded Niwano Peace Prize
Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land has been awarded the Niwano Peace Prize – which it has been said aspires to be seen as the “spiritual equivalent” of the Nobel Peace Prize – for his work toward encouraging dialogue among Christians, Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem and […]
Roman Catholics and Lutherans apologise for past divisions in joint service marking Lutheran Reformation’s 500th anniversary
The heads of the global Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches apologised for past divisions and pledged to deepen the relationship between the two denominations at a joint service held in the Swedish city of Lund, marking the start of a year of commemorations leading up to the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation next year. […]