Sivin Kit serves as Director for Theology, Mission and Justice at the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva. A Malaysian-Chinese Lutheran theologian, his work focuses on contextual theology, interfaith engagement, and public witness. This article emerges from his keynote address to the 2026 Lutheran Ethicists Gathering in Washington, DC.
Hope Alone: Listening to the Global Lutheran Public Witness in Times of Despair
April/May 2026: Ethics and Democracy (Volume 26 Issue 2)
A Story from Malaysia: Standing Together Against Violence [1] When I started as a church planter in the year 2000, I never set a goal to be a prophet or social activist. I do not think my Malay-Muslim friend Ali, who was a businessman, not a religious leader, saw himself as my fellow comrade for […]