RT Article T1 Is there a world Lutheranism? Accountability and representation in ecumenical dialogue JF Dialog VO 58 IS 2 SP 148 OP 155 A1 Appold, Kenneth G. 1965- LA English PB Wiley-Blackwell YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1669202542 AB The following thoughts were occasioned by my experiences representing the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in a variety of international ecumenical dialogues over the past thirteen years. I reflect on some of the fundamental challenges faced by many Lutherans as we seek to represent, as conscientiously as possible, the global communion of which we are members. The question we face is a very simple one: Whom do we represent? K1 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America K1 Lutheran World Federation K1 law-gospel K1 World Christianity K1 world Lutheranism DO 10.1111/dial.12473