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A Reflection
by Dr. Michael Trice, Director for Ecumenical Formation
and
Inter-Religious Relations at the ELCA.
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Peace
Not Walls: Making a Difference in the Holy Land
The NEW DVD, "Peace
Not Walls: Making a Difference in the Holy Land," offers
a dynamic introduction to the ELCA inter-religious work and
the Peace Not Walls campaign dedicated to peace with
justice in Israel-Palestine.
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Methodist Church Adopts Full Communion Proposal with
ELCA
The General Conference of the United Methodist Church
(UMC) adopted an implementing resolution April 28 that will
establish full communion with the ELCA.
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new website
FIND YOUR
WAY
Scroll down and find
"Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Page".
Having trouble finding a Web
page? Try replacing the "www"
in the URL with the word
"archive,"
archive.elca.org/ecumenical
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Joint
ELCA-UMC Resource –
Confessing Our Faith Together: A Discussion and Study
Guide is designed so that the ELCA and UMC congregations
learn about Full Communion between our churches.
Please fill out the evaluation form and send it to us! Download the ELCA study guide Confessing our Faith Together
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Read more about the ELCA's bilateral dialogues with other
churches!
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A Proposal for Full Communion
between
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
The
United Methodist Church
This
proposed agreement for full communion between The United
Methodist Church and the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in
America is
noteworthy among such ecumenical
statements.
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The American Association of
Interchurch Families National Conference
June 27- 29, 2008
Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary-Louisville, KY
If you are an interchurch
family, meaning a couple from different Christian
traditions
and your support each other participating in both
traditions, or if you
are interested in, and/or support such
couples for families, this conference is
for you.
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 National
Council of Churches – Together in Prayer
Most of the
35 member communions of the National Council of Churches
have been striving for nearly a century to live out the call of
Jesus to be together. The visible unity of the church is especially
evident in
local cities and villages where congregations routinely
share houses of
worship, celebrations and service to the community.
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 ELCA The
"Fourth Expression"-Partner/Related
Organizations
We share a strong, growing relationship with pan-Lutheran and
ecumenical partner ministries,
such as Lutheran World Federation
(LWF), Lutheran Services in
America (LSA), Lutheran Immigration
and Refugee Service (LIRS),
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) and
many more.
Learn why
our partners are so critical to this church’s mission.
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 ELCA -The decade for a culture of peace and nonviolence
- The 2008 Church Women
United Ecumenical Gathering will be held June 19-22 in Independence,
MO.
- Scholarships for
Peacemaking Training
- Equipping for
Peacemaking E-Newsletter
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The
Isaiah Funds -An
Interfaith Partnership for Disaster Restoration
Join us for a celebration in honor of the Isaiah Funds’
mission to provide hope and economic opportunity to those
recovering from natural disasters.
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North American Academy of Ecumenists-
Announces The 2008 Essay
Ecumenical
Ecclesiology: One Church of Christ for the Sake of the
World
The winning essay
writer will receive an award of $250, will attend the
2008
conference of the NAAE in St. Louis, MO, and may be invited
to present a
précis of the essay.
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 2008
Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference
July 15-19, 2008
Chapman University, Orange, California
Sowing
Mustard Seeds: Working
for God's Justice – Confronting Poverty
This
conference is intended to deconstruct the multiple issues
that connect and entwine to sustain poverty in our
communities and the world. It is designed for participants
who want an introduction and participants who seek in-depth
understanding and skill building.
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 Ecumenical Institute of Bossey
The
Ecumenical Institute at Bossey is the international centre
for encounter and formation of the World Council of
Churches. The Institute brings
together people from
diverse churches, and backgrounds
for ecumenical learning,
academic and personal exchange.
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Strasbourg 42nd International Ecumenical Seminar
 Institute
for Ecumenical Research Strasbourg, France – July 2-9, 2008
"Spiritual Ecumenism-Ecumenical Spirituality" - at some
levels at least,
the ecumenical movement seems to have come
to stagnation. There are
reasons to speak of a crisis
in the ecumenical movement. Thus different
kinds of
ecumenical spirituality have developed and have shaped what
today is understood as spiritual ecumenism this seminar will
be divided in
two
parts.
Information:
Inquiries by email should be directed either to
Theodor Dieter: Theodor_Dieter[AT]yahoo.de or
Elke Leypold: strasecum[AT]ecumenical-institute.org
(please replace [AT] by the sign @ )
Postal address:
Institute for Ecumenical Research
8, rue Gustave Klotz
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ELCA Church Council Affirms malaria work
The Church
Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
affirmed the work of the church in developing a proposed
Lutheran malaria initiative. A year ago the United Nations
Foundation approached Lutheran World Relief (LWR) to engage
in an effort to control and prevent malaria.
Malaria (is) a preventable and curable disease" that "claims
over 1 million lives each year, mostly infants, small
children and pregnant women -- most of whom live in Africa.
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  Great
Lake Theological Academy
in Traverse
City, Michigan
July 21-25, 2008
A Jewish-Christian Dialogue: Learning From and With
Each Other
At
this academy they will demonstrate the importance of dialogue
around topics in which we find both differing perspectives
and
common ground. Their discussion will consider biblical
texts, views
of
the Messiah, approaches to social justice and community
life,
and
questions around anti-Semitism and the historic Jewish-
Christian
relationship.
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Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. - June 22-June
28, 2008
The Institute on Muslim-Christian Relations for Pastors,
Pastoral Workers,
Imams & Muslim Community Leaders will
give the opportunity and time to
learn and reflect together
about the two religions and the history of relations
between
two faiths. Christians and Muslims are increasingly aware of the
need for a clearer understanding of one another for developing
closer
relationships.
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 lnter-Religious
Resource
Windows for Understanding: Jewish, Muslim, Lutheran
Relations
This resource offers
opportunities to learn more and become better informed. You
are invited to explore Windows and grow in your
faith. We encourage you to send us your comments and
suggestions by filling out the Evaluation Form on back of
Windows.
Additional
Inter-Religious
Links:
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 NEW
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Your Guide to Inter-Religious
Life in the ELCA
This guide will help you and your
congregation gain a hands-
on appreciation of the inter-religious
relations in the life of the
church. Navigate the waters of inter-religious relations, and
take
opportunities to learn more about how you can be part
of an important
journey.
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The LERN
network is a group of ELCA clergy and laypeople
appointed by their synodical bishops throughout the ELCA.
They are the eyes and ears of ecumenism in their synods.
LERN reps meet annually at the
National Workshop on Christian Unity and with staff
members of the ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious
Relations Office. These representatives and the LERN
Executive Committee meet the challenge of the ELCA’s
strategic directions to authentically “step forward as a
public church, support congregations, assist synods, produce
wise and courageous leaders, and deepen and extend our...
ecumenical relationships.”
LERNing Newsletter
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May 2008 Issue
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NEW
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Reception: Its Challenge and Opportunity
This book explores
the use of reception as a word and as a concept. Its
primary focus is on the reality and understanding of
reception in the history and thought of the Christian Church.
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In
God's Name
Study Guide
Who is God?
What is death? What is worth dying for? How do you explain
fanaticism and violence waged in the name of God? Candid
responses by the world's great
spiritual leaders are accompanied by
never-before-published images of these leaders
as well as ordinary people engaged in religious practices
around the world.
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Mark Hanson,
Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In American and President of the Lutheran
World Federation is one of the featured leaders. |
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Christian Worship Worldwide: Expanding Horizons,
Deeping Practices
Revelation 21
is often assumed to be a representation of heaven. It is of
course, a representation of the Church. "Come", says the
guiding angel, " and I will show you the bride, the wife of
the Lamb."
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together with partners to eradicate hunger and
poverty and to promote peace and justice around the
world.