The Latvian Lutheran Women Theologians’ Association, in cooperation with the Faculty of Theology of the University of Latvia, is organising the conference “Lutheran Spirituality Today”, which will take place on 26 October 2019 from 9.30 to 17.00 in Riga, at the University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19.
Lectures on the expressions and trends of Lutheran spirituality in Europe and the USA will be given by lecturers from Latvia, Germany, Sweden, Iceland, Great Britain and the USA.
At the conference we will mark the 30th ordination anniversary of LELB pastor Sarmīte Fišere.
On the next day of the conference, 27 October, we will celebrate the ordination service of Rudīte Losāne in Cīrava (more information here).
Guest lecturers:
Pastor Astrid Kleist (Germany) – short biography
Pastor Jenny Sjögreen (Sweden) – short biography
Pastor Steinunn Arnþrúður Björnsdóttir (Iceland) – short biography
Bishop Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga (Great Britain/Latvia)
Pastor and professor Dace Balode (Latvia)
Director Kristīne Briede (Latvia) – short biography
The conference’s special guest – the archbishop of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad, Lauma Zušēvica (USA)
View the conference programme here.
You can register for the conference online (link to the form).
N.B. For students of the Faculty of Theology, participation in the conference and the ordination trip is free of charge. On the form, you must indicate that you are a Faculty of Theology student.
Supported by:
We thank Vija Klīve (who was LLSTA president from 2002 to 2009) for her individual financial support for this conference!
LLSTA