Elizabeth Eaton
What next? Christian leaders offer advice for confronting Christian nationalism
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — January 28, 2021
(RNS) — One good first step for Christians is to learn more about Christian nationalism — and why it conflicts with Christianity.
Kenosha prayer vigil at ELCA church calls for confession, lament and justice for Jacob Blake
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 3, 2020
KENOSHA, Wis. (RNS) — About 200 people — including the head of the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States — gathered Wednesday (Sept. 2) at a prayer vigil in Kenosha to confess and lament the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton lightens up on social media with viral neon Luther rose
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 10, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — The lighting of Bishop Eaton’s Luther rose was accompanied by the buzz of neon, the trumpet blast of Luther’s hymn ‘A Mighty Fortress’ and enthusiasm from Lutherans on social media.
Faith groups applaud Supreme Court DACA decision
By Jack Jenkins — June 18, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Today’s Supreme Court decision gives a much-needed reprieve to the many DACA recipients,’ said the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, head of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. ‘ ... Yet we cannot lose sight of what’s really not working here: this was the job of Congress, not the executive or judicial branch.’
One year before election, Christian leaders cross divides to call for respect
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — Christian leaders across theological and political divides are kicking off an initiative called 'Golden Rule 2020: A Call for Dignity and Respect in Politics,' hoping the next 365 days won’t be a repeat of 2016’s divisive election season.
‘A celebration for the whole church’: ELCA women reflect on 50 years of ordination
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 16, 2019
MILWAUKEE (RNS) — The ELCA Churchwide Assembly kicked off a year of celebrations: 50 years of women's ordination, 40 years of women of color being ordained and 10 years of LGBTQ people serving freely in the mainline Lutheran denomination.
On Reformation anniversary, Lutherans bridge divides with other faiths
By Adelle M. Banks — October 31, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The co-chairs of the U.S. Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue celebrated their accomplishments even as they acknowledged remaining differences.
Lutheran refugee agency is ‘cautiously hopeful’ following blocked immigration order
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 27, 2017
CHICAGO (RNS) President Trump's executive order would have more than halved the number of refugees accepted by the United States from the current ceiling of 110,000.
Lutherans take surprise step in electing female presiding bishop
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 15, 2013
(RNS) The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton will take over from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson, who will step down after 12 years of overseeing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the country’s largest denominations.
Lutherans elect Elizabeth Eaton first female presiding bishop of ELCA
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 14, 2013
(RNS) The new presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Elizabeth Eaton, told delegates that "We are a church that is overwhelmingly European in a culture that is increasingly pluralistic."
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