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Liberation theology and Latin American history -- Liberation theology's critique of Luther's two-kingdoms doctrine -- Christian political responsibility: reappropriating Luther's two kingdoms -- Orthopraxis and martyrdom: the influence of Latin American liberation theology on systematic theology in Europe and North America -- God's mission and emancipation: a Lutheran theology of justification and economic justice -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the confessing church: an Asian Minjung theological perspective -- Emancipation and inculturation in a multicultural world: a Lutheran contribution -- Communio Sanctorum and filial piety: ecclesiology for inculturation -- Property-money economies and empires: contexts for biblical, reformation, and contemporary ecumenical theology -- Ghandi: overcoming Western violence in dialogue with Martin Luther -- Solidarity and cooperation: theological, psychological, and socioeconomic response to neoliberal destruction -- Expanding the conversation: facing the challenge of African and Asian perspectives -- Transforming theology and life-giving civilization: the Changseong consultation -- Linking poverty, wealth, and ecology in Africa: the Dar es Salaam statement.