We Believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran Identities

At the end of 2019, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) hosted a global consultation on contemporary Lutheran identities. The consultation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aimed to listen for the ways to sound the common notes of Lutheran identity among the rich harmony of lived, contextual identities across the Lutheran communion. The LWF engaged member churches and theologians in theological reflection on the work of the Holy Spirit under the theme, We Believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran Identities, which will be the title of the upcoming publication in the LWF Documentation series. This volume is a compilation of essays presented at the consultation. It is commended to churches, theological institutions, pastors and lay members across the LWF communion, who want to explore the trinitarian grounding of the Lutheran tradition, and the baptismal vocation to participate in God’s mission.