This short documentary is a part of our larger project “The darkest is the moment before dawn”
News
Female Dean of the Latvian Deanery of the LELCA – pastor Ieva Puriņa
Pastor Ieva Puriņa installed as Dean of the LELCA in Latvia on September 27.
Pastor Vaira Bitēna celebrates 45 years ordination anniversary!
Pastor Vaira Bitēna is one of the founders of the Association of Lutheran Women Theologians in Latvia.
Latvia to get the first female Dean.
On August 1st 2020 Pastor Ieva Puriņa was elected by the Synod of the LELCA in Riga to become the first Dean of the Latvian Deanery of the LELCA.
The Association of Latvian Lutheran Women Theologians celebrates its 25th anniversary
Looking back at the past 25 years, it is obvious that the path has been difficult and thorny. Several women were hurt by the sudden theological shift of LECL and the non-ordination policy. The deepest scars were left by the attitude of the leadership and male colleagues. Many women had to leave Latvia and serve in other countries in order to follow their vocations.
Are Women Fully Accepted by the Church of England or Not? How Much Has Really Changed? Sally Barnes
Yes, we have a number of female bishops, but the process involved in the consecration of male bishops who do not accept female priesthood, still remains. Women are officially allowed to be seen as,” not quite the ticket”.
“Lutheran Spirituality Today” – International Conference in Riga
from 26-27 October 2019
Second term as the Dean of the Faculty of Theology for Dace Balode
Prof. Dr. Dace Balode has been re-elected the Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Latvia. She is the first female Dean of the Faculty of Theology. Since 2018 Dace Balode is also a Lutheran pastor of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad.
Poetry. The Cicada and God
We would like to share with you this poem written by Latvian theologian and linguist, former ELCL evangelist Lauma Lapa
Poetry. By Your Word
“tired of catching the same fish again and again”