Young Nordic theologians voice what visible unity means to them today

Young Nordic theologians voice what visible unity means to them today

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Tue, 10/27/2026 - 17:39

Young Nordic theologians who are participating in the ongoing meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order voiced their reflections on what visible unity means today.

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26 October 2026, Höör, Sweden: Rev. Hilda María Sigurðardóttir, Church of Iceland, speaks on a panel entitled 'Church in Transition: Learning from the Nordic Experience', offering an encounter with Nordic churches as part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Faith and Order meeting taking place 25-31 October 2026.

Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

The young theologians, who are interacting with the commission and each other, collectively represent the Church of Sweden, Uniting Church of Sweden, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Orthodox Church of Finland, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Iceland, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, and Baptist Church of Denmark.

Among the topics they discuss are learning from the Nordic experience in shaping the church ’…