by Susan Barreto | Jun 6, 2020 | News
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins/Public Domain Director of the National Institutes of Health, geneticist and physician, Dr. Francis Collins was awarded the 2020 Templeton Prize. In a written response to the awarding of the prize, Dr. Collins wrote, “almost my every...
by Susan Barreto | Jun 6, 2020 | News
Photo by Aaron Burden/Unsplash The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) issued its 2020 Season of Creation celebration guide offering unique eco-theological worship resources and activities for congregations. Ecumenical partners along with LWF prepare this guide each year...
by Susan Barreto | Jun 6, 2020 | News
Photo by Chris Montgomery via Unsplash The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum is continuing its annual summer program via Zoom. This free lecture series in its seventh year will be held every Wednesday evening from June 3 through July 15 at 6:30 p.m. Past participants...
by Susan Barreto | May 9, 2020 | News
Sir John Houghton speaking at a climate change conference in 2005/Photo CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Sir John Houghton, who won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, died last month at 88 years old of COVID-19, according to media reports. Houghton accepted the prestigious...
by Susan Barreto | May 9, 2020 | News
Photo by Just Image via Pexels The Journal of Lutheran Ethics (JLE) posted a special issue focused on the response to the current pandemic and quarantine due to COVID-19. This free publication is published bimonthly online and is dedicated to the “living out the...
by Susan Barreto | May 9, 2020 | News
Photo by Brian Urasitis via Unsplash Wartburg Seminary widened its outreach through a #NoPlasticsforLent campaign led by Savanna Sullivan, program director of ELCA Young Adults and auxiliary member of the steering committee for the Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science...
